AFTER TREATEMENT

lajohnso4
lajohnso4 Member Posts: 31
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I finished my treatments for breast cancer, Stage IIA, chemo in Feb. and radiation in May 2003. And it seems that I am still tired some days I get a burst of energy and do everything I can and then some days I am so tired. I also have pain in my right leg all the time. The doctors have done X-rays, MRI, MRA and nothing but inflammation has been found I have been given medicine for arthritis. My internal medicine doctor has ordered all tests that can be ordered and I took those reports to my onocologist and she did not see anything to be concerned about as far as the cancer coming back. Any suggestions?

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  • sassysally
    sassysally Member Posts: 150
    #2
    Hi lajohnso, I know that it is nerve wracking to have the pain in your legs and wonder if it is cancer. This is perfectly normal. For a while, you will think that every ache and pain is it. Try not to worry yourself into gray hair. You have all the tests and the reports have all been read, and no concerns from doctors. Take a deep breath, then another one. You are a survivor. Yes, if aches get overly concerning, get them checked. The pain is most likely from the chemo. Tired is kind of part of the deal off and on. I have had chemo three times. I am a coffee junkie to function, cant sleep at night... insomniac. Do what you can, when you can. Live much and laugh often. You are ok lajohn, celebrate that.
  • jamjar62
    jamjar62 Member Posts: 135
    #3
    Hi and congrats on getting through the fun stuff. Two questions for you...are you on Tamoxifen and did you take Taxotere or Taxol?

    Taxotere/Taxol can cause residual pain for quite awhile after chemo. Tamoxifen is well known on this board (but rarely admitted by doctors) for causing leg, hip and back pain. If your answer was yes to either of the questions, then maybe thats what's causing your pain.

    Blessings,
    Karen
  • lajohnso4
    lajohnso4 Member Posts: 31
    #4
    jamjar62 said:

    Hi and congrats on getting through the fun stuff. Two questions for you...are you on Tamoxifen and did you take Taxotere or Taxol?

    Taxotere/Taxol can cause residual pain for quite awhile after chemo. Tamoxifen is well known on this board (but rarely admitted by doctors) for causing leg, hip and back pain. If your answer was yes to either of the questions, then maybe thats what's causing your pain.

    Blessings,
    Karen

    No, I am not on any of the medication listed since my cancer was Estrogen/R negative.
  • lynne40
    lynne40 Member Posts: 87
    #5
    That's exactly how I felt. Doc's could find nothing. Lots of shoulder pain in the same side I had breast cancer. Family doc did blood work The tiredness was Mono! X rays showed the shoulder pain was a bone spur. At least its not Bone mets Still painfull though Plus I also have the beginnings of frozen shoulder on the left side. Just trying to say once we have cancer we are always sure it will be cancer again. It wasn't in my case even though it wa pain on the same side and as for the mono supposedly you are exhausted for one year after that too, so it's a double dose of exhaustion but hey I'd rather have that than a reoccurence! Have your doc run a viral scan There are many other reasons for exhaustion Good luck,
    Lynne
  • hounddog
    hounddog Member Posts: 115
    #6
    I still get tired very easy and I only went through a total of 4 chemo treatments last year and I'm told it is normal for us to get tired very easy look at all we have been through .Just take one day at a time that is all we can do and do the best we can.
    marilyn
  • Denie
    Denie Member Posts: 6
    #7
    I am so glad to hear that its not in my head. I have been going through the same thing. I am a 3 year survivor. And I can't get into the swing of things. I have been back and forth to the doctors but they don't fine a thing. I am glad that you are a survivor. I Thank God that we are all survivor in one way or another.Because we are all stong in our fight. And we will beat this together. Thank you all for this time. Denie

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