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HELP...Moving Pain
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Oct 06, 2012 - 1:14 pm
I need some help desperately. I have been experiencing pain that seems to be rotating around my body affecting hands, knees, ankles and shoulders. Some days i can't write with a pen and many ays it is hard to even type. The Oncologist has seemingly indicated that he has not seen this before. They issued me Hydrocodone which seemed to make things worse and was not effective in relieving pain. Yesterday they changed me to Morphine, 30mg ER. Although it is probably too soon to draw a conclusion; the Morphine does seem to assist with pain management. There are two working hypothesis: 1) This is a reaction to the Oxaliplatin; 2) These are preexisting conditions that have been aggravated by the Oxaliplatin. Anybody else had the same thing happen; traveling joint pain and extremity pain?? Thanks |
Joined: Oct 2011
during the last round of chemo (although it was carbo-taxol, not the standard colon cancer chemo). I have since been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. May be an underlying condition that was given a boost by the chemo, or not..hard to say. I'm in the middle of figuring out a medication that helps, which will probably be some kind of anti-inflammatory (if I can find one that I can tolerate), as RA is an inflammation issue. Maybe your doc could have you try something similar, like Naproxen? If it helps, it might be a better option than opiates for long-term use. Ann Alexandria
Joined: Feb 2009
If they've ruled out everything else try getting tested for lyme disease. My siser in law had pain that moved all around her body and no one could figure it out but finally she is getting better. Hope you find an answer.
Kim
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