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LivinginNH
LivinginNH Member Posts: 1,456 Member
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Hi all,

I'm hoping that someone can answer this question for us. Rick is experiencing pain in his left hip, it hurts when he gets up out of a chair and especially when he lies on his side in bed. Can this be a normal side effect of either Avastin or the Neulasta shot?

Thanks, Cyn

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  • janie1
    janie1 Member Posts: 753 Member
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    I was told about 30% of people using Neulasta will have joint pain. I was told if you are going to have joint pain it will happen right away with the first injection. So, perhaps if he was on it for a while, and now just getting the discomfort, it may not be the neulasta. Shouldn't be the avastin.
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
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    Hey Gal:)
    It really could be coming from the chemo itself, Cyn. It can do a number on our joints that's for sure.

    As for Neulasta, could be. Neulasta is forcing the body to produce WBCs from the bone marrow, so anywhere there is a good centration of bone marrow, there can be some good kind of pain.

    When I was first taking Neulasta, I used to hurt in my head so bad:( I thought it was causing headaches but nothing but alleviate the pain. I later found that the skull is a huge producer of bone marrow and thus was why I was having that pain. I used to take Tramadol after injection to ease symptoms and then over time as my body made the adjustment, I decided to take nothing and it was not as bad when I first started.

    Don't think Avastin here - that's more towards the heart as it can cause congestive heart failure over time with continued use. The timetable was never spelled out by the manufacturer.

    So, I'm thinking the chemo might be catching Rick and/or Neulasta may be adding.

    I still get pain in the hips and sometimes more painful, but when I first started, I was radiated 25x in both hips, so there was some collateral damage there. I've got pain on my sides laying down, but I've got a tremendous amount of scar tissue from both lung operations and 30x subsequent rounds of radiation to the lung. It's no wonder.

    -Craig
  • LivinginNH
    LivinginNH Member Posts: 1,456 Member
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    Sundanceh said:

    Hey Gal:)
    It really could be coming from the chemo itself, Cyn. It can do a number on our joints that's for sure.

    As for Neulasta, could be. Neulasta is forcing the body to produce WBCs from the bone marrow, so anywhere there is a good centration of bone marrow, there can be some good kind of pain.

    When I was first taking Neulasta, I used to hurt in my head so bad:( I thought it was causing headaches but nothing but alleviate the pain. I later found that the skull is a huge producer of bone marrow and thus was why I was having that pain. I used to take Tramadol after injection to ease symptoms and then over time as my body made the adjustment, I decided to take nothing and it was not as bad when I first started.

    Don't think Avastin here - that's more towards the heart as it can cause congestive heart failure over time with continued use. The timetable was never spelled out by the manufacturer.

    So, I'm thinking the chemo might be catching Rick and/or Neulasta may be adding.

    I still get pain in the hips and sometimes more painful, but when I first started, I was radiated 25x in both hips, so there was some collateral damage there. I've got pain on my sides laying down, but I've got a tremendous amount of scar tissue from both lung operations and 30x subsequent rounds of radiation to the lung. It's no wonder.

    -Craig

    Ahhh, chemo, the gift that

    Ahhh, chemo, the gift that keeps on giving... Rick usually gets a nasty headache from the Neulasta, but it only lasts a day or so. The hip pain is something new, so, as you mentioned, it's probably chemo and/or Neulasta related. He has a PET/CT scheduled for tomorrow morning, so we'll see what's up with the mets. Hopefully I can report that they've shrunk some more - or have gone away completely! :-) I hope that you had a good day and without the dizziness. Hugs, Cyn
  • tommycat
    tommycat Member Posts: 790 Member
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    LivinginNH said:

    Ahhh, chemo, the gift that

    Ahhh, chemo, the gift that keeps on giving... Rick usually gets a nasty headache from the Neulasta, but it only lasts a day or so. The hip pain is something new, so, as you mentioned, it's probably chemo and/or Neulasta related. He has a PET/CT scheduled for tomorrow morning, so we'll see what's up with the mets. Hopefully I can report that they've shrunk some more - or have gone away completely! :-) I hope that you had a good day and without the dizziness. Hugs, Cyn

    I too ended up
    I too ended up self-injecting Neulasta and would feel pain in my left hip. When the Neulasta stopped, and the chemo stopped, the pain mysteriously went away. If it's any comfort, my pain was finite and due to the drugs.
    Pain free now~
  • here4lfe
    here4lfe Member Posts: 306 Member
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    My wife has the same pain, and it moves around from treatment to treatment.

    Best
  • LivinginNH
    LivinginNH Member Posts: 1,456 Member
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    Thank you all for your

    Thank you all for your responses, it's very much appreciated. :-)

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