Hi there,

I don't know if you can help but I'm pretty much desparate for some advice.  My mother has stage 4 ovarian cancer, clear cell, the consultant gave her about 6 months in June 21.  In the last week she has developed a problem with her left leg, it's painful in the thigh muscle, and is affecting her ability to walk and she can no longer climb the stairs.  The pain started in her groin and lower back and is now most pronounced in the left thigh, and is saying it feels numb when she touches it.  The GP (who hasn't examined her) has given her co-dyromol and we ended up in A&E on 28 Aug due to pain.  They gave her a prescription for a higher dose co-dyromol and this is helping a bit with the pain.  They did an xray on her back, abdomen and leg and have said they can't see any issues with the bones to suggest the cancer has spread to the bones.  My main issue is that they don't know what is wrong, they haven't done a scan and I wonder if this would help us understand what is actually causing the issue.  What I wanted to know is, if it's cancer related can the symptoms suddenly come on as they have done here, and can cancer cause a non-bone problem?  The hospice and GP between them haven't been of great help and I feel like we are being humoured.  Is there something that you could recommend next that we could ask for if the pain doesn't get better.  Many thanks