Chemo Pain? Whaaat?

LLizz
LLizz Member Posts: 70
edited August 2014 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

Anyway,  I'm having it.  

My breast with the cancer is all inflamed and angry and hurts like hell.  It started 24 hours after my first infusion of TCH-P.  The MO said that sometimes the chemo will inflame the cancer cells as they attack it.  The pain stopped at 48-72 hours.  Now I'm on Day 9 and the pain is back and it is terrible.  I have Vicodin to manage it, but it doesn't really help. 

Is there any experience with this?  The pain is starting to radiate to my back and armpit and I could use some advice or something. 

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  • Bow1965
    Bow1965 Member Posts: 127
    edited August 2014

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    lizz, I have a bit of discomfort at my mastectomy site, but nothing like you are describing. Here's a link that might be helpful http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/pain/causes...  

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  • LLizz
    LLizz Member Posts: 70
    edited August 2014

    Thank you, 

       I've read that particular site a lot.  My breast cancer has been painful since 8 weeks before my Dx.  It's just more of the same, but worse.

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  • jbdayton
    jbdayton Member Posts: 700
    edited August 2014

    I would call your MO after hours number.   You do not have to suffer something can be prescribed that can help. 

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  • placid44
    placid44 Member Posts: 497
    edited August 2014

    Hi Liz,

    Sorry to hear that. It sounds like something to call in to the 24 hour "on call" person at your onc's office. It doesn't sound normal to me. Infection? Something else?

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  • LLizz
    LLizz Member Posts: 70
    edited August 2014

    When it first happened, I was in the office getting my Nuelasta shot and I was crying a lot because of it.  She gave me the Vicodin and told me that it was a good sign.  It's not red and doesn't look any difference, but the tender painful spots are definitely palpable and swollen.  

    The Vicodin makes me sleepy, but the pain is pain. It just sucks to have to choose between pain meds and working or functioning.  

    I can put a call into her, but she already knows and we already talked about it.  I am just trying to see if anyone has had any experience with it and how they manage it. 

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