Back Pain and chemotherapy

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U4iachic
U4iachic Member Posts: 84
edited March 2015 in Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment
I'm just looking for some support. My 3 round of TC chemo has thrown me for a bit of a loop. I've had a lot of back pain with this and now I'm worried my breast cancer is in my bones. I have literally spent 2 weeks obsessing about this. Sadly I'm afraid to say anything because I don't want more tests. Everytime I have a test I get bad news. I'm just so darn tired of it. I'm stage 2B so they never did any scans, the new protocols don't suggest them. I'm just frustrated with myself. In 6 days I have my last round of chemo, I should be celebrating this! Thank you for letting me get this off my chest, my family rolls their eyes when I share my fears. So I just keep it inside. I haven't felt this way prior to round 3, I've had some muscle aches, but this is consistent. I know I need to tell my onco, but I'm not sure after being diagnosed Nov. 2014, I could hear you have bone mets and are incurable. I'm just terrified and don't know what to do. There isn't a lot relieving the pain and I had to stop looking stuff up. Apparently I have spinal tumors, cord compression, mets......etc......I'm a mess I know, but if anyone can help I would appreciate it.
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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited March 2015

    Stat y away from Dr Google! Worst doc in the world.

    Talk to your MO, s/he is able to help you.

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  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited March 2015

    U4,

    Sorry you are in such pain, but really not unusual with chemo. I am one of those that describe chemo as legal torture. 8 dose dense infusions, A/C and then Taxol. I would have never made it thru it without pain medication. I do not like to take pain meds, but I needed it to survive the physical side effects of all that poison. Because my dx was scary, ( extranodal extension ) I believed that most likely the Cancer had traveled & was setting up shop somewhere else in my body. Honestly, I still think that is very possible.

    Definitely talk to your oncologist about your pain. I did not ask for anti anxiety meds until after chemo, half way through radiation. That was a mistake. After 6 months of suffering in silence, I was a mess.

    Your family is normal. No way can they understand your fear.

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited March 2015

    We echo the advice of Spookiesmom! This can be a very troubling time, but you'll feel much better when you have a chance to talk to your doctor and find out what's really going on. Hang in there and let us know how it goes!

    --The Mods

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