Anyone experience arthritis in joints and/or body pain after chemo?

Posted by jjoanwfo @jjoanwfo, Feb 14, 2025

Has anyone experienced arthritis in joints and/or body pain after chemotherapy?

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I receive a drug to boost white blood cells, from day I get shot and 7 days after I take an allergy pill to prevent joint and bone pain. If I remember tomorrow I’ll post name, doctors should know, I buy the Costco brand for A lot less money. So far it is working.

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@geno18
That would be very helpful. I will wait for your post.

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Lidocaine patches 4 % over the counter in any pharmacy cut to size of area needed. Can't wear in bed. They work great. I had lots of bone pain. This was great. Just too bad they didn't a bigger patch!

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@charlotte12
Try Oncology Physical Therapy, no drugs, stretching and muscle work. Massages, acupuncture, Reiki, might help settle things down for you. Anything, that is not more drugs.

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thanks for joining the discussion, there are limited resources in my state, oncology physical therapy is more than 4 hours away.

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I had some joint pain after chemo,which has been a few months ago,I had her2+ so now im on maintenance drug exemestane and get infusions of perjeta and kenjentia .My hands hurt really badly especially my thumbs,im not sure if it's arthritis or not.my feet both have some neuropathy as well, I see alot of people having similar problems. I haven't gotten any real relief!!

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