Post chemo hip pain

karenack
karenack Member Posts: 90
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi all! I finished chemo on December 1st, (dose dense A/C). I start rads next week and then I will have my ovaries removed. Anyway, ever since I finished chemo I have experienced deep hip bone pain. I don't know what could be causing it. I am not on Tamoxifen or any other hormone therapy. Anyone having the same problems? Anyone have any ideas!

Comments

  • Susan956
    Susan956 Member Posts: 510
    #2
    A call to the Onc is probably in order. But it was many months after Chemo before I didn't just almost hurt all over. I felt like I was 100 years old for months. But with exercise and watching my diet I lost the extra weight and got myself back to moving again. But if you continue to hurt call your Onc. They really do have the ability to prescribe things to make it better. I learned that tell your Onc how you feel really does help them make it as easy on you as possible. Don't feel bad complaining... that is how you get what you need. You are your best advocate.

    Take Care... God Bless...

    Susan
  • cabbott
    cabbott Member Posts: 1,039 Member
    #3
    I don't know about chemo because I didn't have it, but I did notice you said you were getting your ovaries out. I had one doctor who said he made all his breast cancer patients do that, but my oncologist said that was past practice. Mind you, mine came out when they thought I had ovarian cancer (it was just troublesome cysts and totally normal), but I trust they gave you a good reason why tamoxifen won't be sufficient for you. The surgery went well for me though the hot flashes are as stormy as advertised. I hope your hip is better soon.
  • LesleyH
    LesleyH Member Posts: 370
    #4
    I would guess that it is from the Neulasta. It is a known side effect.

    Hugs.

    Lesley
  • karenack
    karenack Member Posts: 90
    #5
    cabbott said:

    I don't know about chemo because I didn't have it, but I did notice you said you were getting your ovaries out. I had one doctor who said he made all his breast cancer patients do that, but my oncologist said that was past practice. Mind you, mine came out when they thought I had ovarian cancer (it was just troublesome cysts and totally normal), but I trust they gave you a good reason why tamoxifen won't be sufficient for you. The surgery went well for me though the hot flashes are as stormy as advertised. I hope your hip is better soon.

    Dear Cabbott, The reason I am getting my ovaries out is because of family history and because I have long suffered from painful cysts that have landed me in the ER. (As I write this now, I am experiencing the effects of yet another cyst.) We both agreed that would be the best choice for me. As far as the Neulasta, the nurse told me that the effects of the shot should be long gone by now. I just can't figure it out...
  • kathydaly
    kathydaly Member Posts: 81
    #6
    Hi Karen, I was just talking to you on my thread, lol.

    I'm so sorry to hear you're in pain.

    And your protocol sounds very normal to me, I don't think you start any of the pills until you have finished your radiation.

    I believe you should do one thing and only one thing immediately, talk to your oncologist!

    My reference to that time in my journey was that I felt like ka-ka, but not my sister, not like me, I was really useless. And it only got worse after radiation. Radiation kicked my butt(but not my sister's). Even sister's can have totally different reaction's. She got breast cancer two yrs after me(but much, much smaller mass, and only 1). We all really do react differently.

    So again talk to your Onc., and don't settle for the nurse, kk? Alrighty then, kk.

    So we'll talk, after you talk, lol.

    Love and Huggggs, Kathy

Discussion Boards