Chemo and joint pain

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Re: Chemo and joint pain

Postby schoolteacher » Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:01 pm

Hi girls,
The pain isn't too bad. Just annoying. One wrist is the worst. I wasn't hormone positive do have not taken Femera or Tamoxifen.
Only the chemo and steroids fir asthma/allergies.
I'm much better when I keep moving and using the joints . Pilates helps to stretch muscles

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Re: Chemo and joint pain

Postby The new girl » Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:53 pm

:hugs: hi Chris, sorry to hear of your pain. I have stopped taking femara since last year,but my body is so sore as well,my job is very physical I know but I do get so tired and very sore at night and first thing in the morning,most days I just keep going but some days it's so much harder,I have stopped dieting because I was so much worse off. Hope you feel better :hugs:
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Re: Chemo and joint pain

Postby JudyB » Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:28 pm

Hi Chris, I suffer from stiffness in my joints especially after sitting for a while. My drive to work sees me getting out of the car very warily and hobbling for a while. My fingers however do get painful, particularly one that feels like I have sprained it. I have been blaming Femara as is my medical oncologist (breast cancer.) I have a Dexa scan scheduled in a couple of weeks so I will be interested to see what that shows, have you had one lately?
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Re: Chemo and joint pain

Postby ruth1 » Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:25 pm

well Chris I didnt have taxotere but 5 years down the line I have quite nasty joint pain and now probably fibromyalgia. My hands and wrists feel swollen but look normal and I have problems with dropping things. My upper arms really ache and if I squeeze them the pain is significant. I get leg pain and find it difficult to mobilise if Ive sat or been lying down. Once I get moving it subsides but that first shuffle in the mornings is painful and takes about 20 mins to get going. Same after sitting down and also late in the day when fatigue hits. I tried Panadol osteo but didn't help so now I tend to just get on with it and only take meds if I cant stand it. My feet and ankles are affected but not hips. I do complain after having a day of gardening or working and those are the times I reach for the meds. I do find it is a variable thing.
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Chemo and joint pain

Postby schoolteacher » Sat Feb 18, 2017 7:41 pm

Hi all
8 years post Taxotere, Carboplatin and Herceptin I am experiencing pain in many joints. A blood test has proven negative to rheumatoid arthritis which my father had. I remember my GP saying years ago that chemo dries out your joints and makes you a sitting duck for arthritis. Scans have shown Osteo Arthritis in my lower spine. Exercise has helped counter act that. Now I have recurring pain in my right hip, wrists and fingers, and sometimes toes and ankles, that varies from day to day.
Has anyone else experienced this?
I'm better when I keep moving but after a busy work day yesterday, I woke in the night in pain, possibly due to the drop in temperature


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