Taking A Count: (of pain)

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jendrey
jendrey Member Posts: 377
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Do you have pain in your hip, wrist, or arm? Which side?

Do you have pain elsewhere?

Did you have chemo or rads, or both or none?

Does medication take away your pain?

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I have a lot of pain deep in my right hip and some pain in my right wrist, but only when I twist it like when removing a bottlecap. I had a masectomy on my right breast. I used to have a pain in my upper left arm so bad that I couldn't lift my arm above my waist; it finally subsided after a few months. (Nothing on x-ray or ultrasound to account for the pain.) Also, a pain in my neck right after chemo but it too has gone away. I had both chemo and rads. The oncologist refuses to prescribe any meds for my hip pain. But I have an appt. with my primary care soon.

Myself, I found it somewhat humorous that I had a pain in my butt and a pain in my neck at the same time!!! But nobody else could see the funny in it - ah well if you can't laugh at yourself once in awhile..! =)

How about you?

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  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
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    I have various amounts of
    I have various amounts of joint pain, i also get neck pain if i sleep on the couch. I dont think its anything, but you should talk to your doc and see if you need a bone scan
  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
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    Hips/wrist/arm No.
    Upper
    Hips/wrist/arm No.

    Upper back pain but it is from artthritis that has been there for a lot of years though it has gotten worse. I take Etodolac twice daily to keep it under control pain-wise almost all the time (have vicodin in case I do too much and it hurts - had to take some last night as mowing 2 1/2 acres of weeds with a push mower was a bit much and it was hurting last night - today's fine.)

    I did 4 DD A/C neo-adjuvant and 12 Taxol adjuvant. 25 rads and burned VERY bad.

    I do occasionally have some 'aches & pains' from old injuries but OTC Tylenol handles them.

    We are each so different. I have a very high pain tolerance for many things (not head aches - but then I very seldom ever have a head ache). I've been very active all my life in a lot of 'stuff' where injuries are not uncommon, so you learn the 'tough it out' ('cowgirl up') and deal with it if you want to compete.

    Winyan - The Power Within

    Susan
  • weazer
    weazer Member Posts: 440
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    Rague said:

    Hips/wrist/arm No.
    Upper
    Hips/wrist/arm No.

    Upper back pain but it is from artthritis that has been there for a lot of years though it has gotten worse. I take Etodolac twice daily to keep it under control pain-wise almost all the time (have vicodin in case I do too much and it hurts - had to take some last night as mowing 2 1/2 acres of weeds with a push mower was a bit much and it was hurting last night - today's fine.)

    I did 4 DD A/C neo-adjuvant and 12 Taxol adjuvant. 25 rads and burned VERY bad.

    I do occasionally have some 'aches & pains' from old injuries but OTC Tylenol handles them.

    We are each so different. I have a very high pain tolerance for many things (not head aches - but then I very seldom ever have a head ache). I've been very active all my life in a lot of 'stuff' where injuries are not uncommon, so you learn the 'tough it out' ('cowgirl up') and deal with it if you want to compete.

    Winyan - The Power Within

    Susan

    Pain Yes indeed!
    Yes I have pain in my neck left side, right wrist, right hip and a bit in the groin area,
    I have had a soft tissue scan on my neck, nothing, I take flexeril, and it helps a little but
    the pain is still there, I go to see my Onc on the 28th and I'm going to ask him to check my markers and see whats up.
    I lost 15 pounds in the last two and a half months, I hope its just because its hot.
    I did like your funny about the pain in your neck and butt LOL, I guess I could use that two.
    Take care...Karie
  • jendrey
    jendrey Member Posts: 377
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    weazer said:

    Pain Yes indeed!
    Yes I have pain in my neck left side, right wrist, right hip and a bit in the groin area,
    I have had a soft tissue scan on my neck, nothing, I take flexeril, and it helps a little but
    the pain is still there, I go to see my Onc on the 28th and I'm going to ask him to check my markers and see whats up.
    I lost 15 pounds in the last two and a half months, I hope its just because its hot.
    I did like your funny about the pain in your neck and butt LOL, I guess I could use that two.
    Take care...Karie

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    @ Karie - hey I found your 15 pounds plus quite a few more if anyone else has lost any?!! Unfortunately, it seems finders keepers! LOL

    I wish I could lose all this extra weight I've managed to acquire. Until I began being treated for breast cancer I used to weigh about 105 pounds, always. Could eat anything and everything and still be the same size. But, now OMG I weigh like 148 pounds and each time I get weighed it seems to be creeping ever higher. I dunno but I have my suspicions that being slammed into a chemically induced menopause might be one of the culprits! Well, I'd like to blame it on that anyway! =)

    Thanks all for your input!
    (((Hugs)))
  • epark
    epark Member Posts: 339
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    jendrey said:

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    @ Karie - hey I found your 15 pounds plus quite a few more if anyone else has lost any?!! Unfortunately, it seems finders keepers! LOL

    I wish I could lose all this extra weight I've managed to acquire. Until I began being treated for breast cancer I used to weigh about 105 pounds, always. Could eat anything and everything and still be the same size. But, now OMG I weigh like 148 pounds and each time I get weighed it seems to be creeping ever higher. I dunno but I have my suspicions that being slammed into a chemically induced menopause might be one of the culprits! Well, I'd like to blame it on that anyway! =)

    Thanks all for your input!
    (((Hugs)))

    I did chemo ,rads and been
    I did chemo ,rads and been on femara for the past 3 mo and I have horrible joint pains in both my knees, lower back and left hips and thigh ( it hurts to move a certain way, sleep or sit to long)...I had a bone and pet scan about 6 mo ago and other thane a "bone" scare ( they thought I might of had bone cancer to my left femur but it turned out to be a bengin tumor which they call a boney island) and having a disc bulge with dengerative disease to the L 5/s1 everything was good ....I also had a bone density scan and come to find out I have osteoporosis ...the pain started getting really bad about a month after starting femara...so im going to say that could be the culprit to my joints pain

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