Please Help: Question About Knee and Hip pains after Chemo

Texasgirl10 said:

Pain
I just finished chemo on March 24th. So far I haven't had any pain in my hips, but I do get aches in my feet and lower legs. My hands and feet go to sleep all of the time too. I am so sorry that your friend is experiencing this. What does her onc say? I will pray for her.

Hugs and God bless,

Dawne

butterflylvr said:

Not sure I'll be much help
but I will be taking notes. I finished my chemo Jan. 7th (four rounds of tac) and had a double mastectomy. I was just saying to my husband this morning that my knee and hip joints ache more then they used to. I guess I just chalked it up to "getting older" (I'll be 50 in Sept.) and all the walking I've been doing since diagnosed last October trying to get healther. From what I've read chemo as well as hormone treatment pills can cause some joint pain. I will be probably starting tamoxifin next month so that isn't my case. My joint pain isn't real bad though, only when I try to stand from a sitting position do I feel it the most.

I will let my MO know when I see her next month, but I am thinking of maybe taking glucosamine tablets to see if that helps. Of course I will wait and see what my oncologist says. Reassure your friend that she is not alone, although it sounds like her joint pain is far worse then mine.

Hugs,
Lorrie

Heatherbelle said:

Hi there
I also
Hi there
I also experienced bad, actually terrible, joint pain that flared up after I finished chemo. I had andriamycin/cytoxan and taxotere. Mainly pain in my hips & knees, wrists, elbows, and my entire hands. Seemed to get worse the farther from chemo I got. I had tests to check for neuropathy and rheumatic issues, as well as lupus, and so far we've ruled all that out. Im actually in physical therapy twice a week for my knees and hips. I'm seeing a pain management doctor for all the joint pain. She believes that the knee/hip pain is from my losing much of my muscle tone when i was having chemo-it completely wiped me out & i basically slept or laid around for the entire 4 months I was having it. My body got terribly out of shape -I was 34 at diagnosis and in pretty good shape. The physical therapy is helping me alot with the knee pain & im getting strength back in my legs which makes walking less painful for me. I had cortisone injections in both hips a few weeks ago which made a tremendous difference & they feel SO much better. I take a combination of ibuprofen and tylenol, and I have percocet for when the pain is pretty bad. I have quite a road ahead of me, but im sticking with the therapy and joining a gym to build up muscles and get back in shape.
*hugs*
heather

Punkindo said:

Knee pain
I too have been having knee pain and my knee also pops and clicks when I bend it. I had an appointment with my radiation oncologist this week and asked her about it and she acted like she had never had anyone with this problem. I told her that I had not had this problem before chemo and radiation and that I felt that it was either due to the chemo or my tamoxifen, but she didn't think so. She says that I may just be getting older. I am only 42!!! I really do feel that it has to have something to do with all I have been thru with my breast cancer treatments. She suggested that I talk to my primary care dr about it....

It started out when I got the neulasta (???) shots 2 days after chemo... My knees and hips would be sore for a little while and then feel better.... When I started having extended issues with my knees, they felt like they did after the shots, it just didn't go away. Someone suggested taking vitamin D, but I haven't noticed much difference.