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Anna25
1 year agoMember
Bone and join pain side effects of chemotherapy
Hi, I’m new to this group and have only just started chemotherapy. I’m experiencing strong bone and joint pain from the chemo and wondering if anyone could suggest ways to minimise this. I’m taking P...
netney
1 year agoMember
I had that horrible bone pain - and had to take endone for the first 2 days after the injection for every cycle after the first one to be able to get out of bed. My BC nurse recommended if no strong drugs/bad reaction to them to take at a minimum Panadol Osteo every 8hrs, topping up 30mins before it wore off around the clock on the bad days - there was a second drug I could take every 4hrs but I forget what so would ask your BC nurse/onco nurse team for their guidance. Best of luck - hope this is as bad as it gets as it was for me (post-RT, pre-recon that's still true!)
- Anna251 year agoMember
Thanks netney
It’s finally over but the pain was 9.5/10. I almost passed out at one stage. I ended up on oxycodone which helped enormously.I hope you have recovered from it now too. I had my last chemo a month ago and still feel smashed by it.