Pain in the Hip?? Anyone??

I feel your pain
I have terrible joint pain in my left shoulder (other joints now ache too but the left shoulder is a killer). It has been three months since my last chemo treatment (no radiation). The pain started two months ago. It hurts the most in the mornings but is pretty constant through the day. Sometimes it is hard to sleep on that side.

I've heard other people say they have had joint pains during and after chemo. I hope it is temporary!

Hi Joe,
How is your hip
Hi Joe,

How is your hip today? Is it feeling any better?

Chelsea

I had pretty severe joint pain during chemo...
although it was a different one than you are on. I believe it's a not uncommon side effect for many chemotherapies. It did improve quite a bit after I ended tx, so hopefully yours will too (if it's not better already)! Ann Alexandria

Hip
Hope it gets better and you get a good answer from the doctor. Let us know how you are feeling.

Kim

hip pain
hi I am a care giver for my Dad and he has pain in his hip. He has been fighting colon cancer for over 10 years now. In the spring he was complaining of hip pain so after an x-ray showed a shadow it was determined that the cancer which had gone from his colon to his liver to his lungs was now probably on his hip. He is on the brand new drug and his hip seems to be ok some days but worse others. He was on Avastin and Xeloda and lots of others. He has a walker due to the arthitis in his knees and he says the walker helps take the pressure off the hip. Good luck and thank you for sharing. It is nice to know he is not the only one with pain in his hip.

joemetz said:

10 years-
thanks for sharing.

10 years is good news and bad news... right?

bad news is all the dame side effects that have damaged his body. yet he's had 10 years of love and care and sharing.

Better than the old car crash syndrome!!!

give your dad a hug today and be thankful.

how long was he on Xeloda and Avastin?
was it negative side effects from the meds that stopped that treatment?
or did his cancer begin to grow and the drugs just didn't work any longer?

thanks

10 years
The cancer began to grow and that is why the drugs stopped working. I dont know about the Xeloda but he has had avastin throughtout most treatments in combination with other drugs. The side effects have been tolerable. He has meds and sees a neurologist for the neuropathy in his hands and feet and with meds he is able to deal with it. Thank you for your response and keep fighting.

joemetz said:

new normal
went to the doc's today about this hip ****!

he moved me all around and said it seems like a bursitis or possibly arthritis each could be caused by the chemo. He ordered X-rays of the hip(s) and they should read them this afternoon. for now he just said to stretch and take advil or tylenol. I said "those things are poison" He laughed. (knowing that Chemo = Poison in my book)

feeling better today... just really pissed off about this past week as it feels like a real set back. today I complete week 11 of this Xeloda/Avastin combo. one week to go to complete 12 weeks... CT scan and blood work next week.

I might be dreaming... but NED under the Christmas Tree would make me cry a river of happy tears.

Doc and I had good conversations and although I don't want to... but I am going to begin Zoloff for the mood swings. (I am a TypeA kind of guy anyway... and my highs and lows are a bit more extreme lately... so I'm going to start this stuff to see if I can get more focus and less erratic emotions. Also i have been taking a half of an Ambien pill about every 3rd night... because i cannot seem to stay asleep all night. i wake up and my mind begins to go and go. So, he encourages me to take a half a pill every night.

if any of you have feedback, direction, opinions or ideas... (and I know you do) Share em!!!

I'm late but I had the hip
I'm late but I had the hip pain surrounded by large pockets of gas so I had to give up speed walking. Now I do more low impact exercise or slower, shorter walks. Xeloda and Oxilaplatin were my two drugs when it started. Once I stopped doing high impact, the gas completely went away and the hip pain was tolerable. I'm thinking about taking up swimming in a heated pool. Still have pain often in fingers, one knee but I'm currently only doing Xeloda and that seems to make a large difference, just minor discomfort. I have arthritis so it all makes sense.

I read that one of the most important things about joint pain is swelling and keeping it down through diet. Hence the fish oil. I've yet to get it right but I'm still working on diet. You want anti swelling foods. There are lists online. Pretty much the American diet is a disastrous one that causes tons of swelling. Slowly but surely I'm eliminating junk food. I am a sugar addict. Hello my name is Helen and it's been 6 days since I haven't had sugar although if brownies count I'm screwed. Obviously I've got some work to do. I just found a place that makes wheat pizza with vegetables on top that is delicious and hopefully their sauce doesn't contain a lot of sugar. Little daily changes. Also the new diet mixed with rad is causing havoc on my digestion so I'm switching between Imodium and stool softeners to balance.

I did Zoloft and it worked wonders but I took it with a mood enhancer wellbutrin. The combo was a good one and didn't require high doses. I don't need those currently but I do have Adavan around in case I have an anxiety attack which tends to happen before tests. Ambien made me nuts, literally. You can do things like walk in your sleep, make food, drive your car, yell at the dog and stand at the top of the stairs in knee slapping laughter. I yelled at the dog (don't remember) and obviously guilty of some knee slapping (which unfortunately I remember -thank God my kids didn't think to grab the video. lol). So just make sure when you take it, someone is monitoring you so you know if you are doing any of these things. A few people on here put me on to melatonin, which is natural and no crazy antics. Worked better to me than the ambien. Doctors tend to give you prescription meds. when nature usually provides.

The thing that has really worked best for me at this point is getting my personality under control. Calmer driving (I've stopped yelling at others - almost completely - so the guy can't drive, why would I make that my stress, that's his stress. I say that outloud a lot while driving.) and I'm out on disability and a LOT calmer now. Didn't realize how high strung and stressed I was while working. I go back on the 20th, but I'm going back with a much more relaxed attitude about it. Two months off got my life back in perspective. At the end of the day, I'm just an employee and I don't own the business. I am not going to make or break my life over someone else's business venture, it's not like they're going to give me their money at the end of the day. And others are not going to get to **** to me about their work problems, get a grip, it's really not that serious. The 17 year old me wants the 42 year old me to remember how relaxed and fun I used to be. It's just a job, it's just a long line, it's just a guy who can't drive, who cares, go with the flow. I could care less about the angry people around me anymore (America is shockingly angry all the time - just sit and people watch and you'll see it in the supermarkets, in schools, in cars, pretty much everywhere.) I've been doing a lot of people watching and listening. I don't feed into it at all anymore. I only get to live once and this is my wake up call. My sleeping has really improved (and I do more of it) with basic personality fixes and relaxation techniques.

If NED is under your tree, please send him to me. I am finishing this round of treatment on the 13th and looking for him myself=)