Does treatment make your joints hurt sort of like having arthritis?

NorthernSnowB
NorthernSnowB Member Posts: 7
edited April 2020 in General Cancer
I feel stiff joints when I get up from a chair. After I have been sitting for a while it hurts pretty bad to get up and walk. Is this normal?

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  • Bengal
    Bengal Member Posts: 518
    edited April 2020
    I had osteoarthritis going into treatment so was no stranger to joint pain but, yes, treatment seemed to aggravate it greatly. And being forced to sit in one place for sometimes many hours doesn't help. I was allowed to get up and walk around a bit if I wanted. You might ask if you may do that. And, the effects seem to be cumulative, getting worse as time goes on. Sorry.
  • BobsProstate
    BobsProstate Member Posts: 56
    edited April 2020
    I have had bone pain, I believe they said it was from a drug that they give me to help with keeping my white blood count up.
  • Bengal
    Bengal Member Posts: 518
    edited April 2020
    Do they give you Neulasta Bob? Oh, I remember that. I knew exactly where every bone in my body was because every single bone ached, even my skull! I dreaded the weeks I was given that drug. Nothing like a cancer diagnosis to learn how much we can take if we have to.
  • GregP_WN
    GregP_WN Member Posts: 742
    You know....of all the side effects I've had, this is not one of them. But I have read an unknown number of reports of this same thing from others on here. I also believe I remember that others have said that Claritin is supposed to help with that bone pain.
  • Molly72
    Molly72 Member Posts: 227
    edited April 2020
    Sounds like my arthritis, worse in a.m. when I get up, and then after I sit for a while. Eventually, it goes away.
    Then I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis in my hands & feet, which never goes away.
    Of course there are many expensive drugs for arthritis, however they are not for people who have or have had cancer.
  • MyLungCancer
    MyLungCancer Member Posts: 72
    edited April 2020
    I haven't had that myself yet but was told to expect it.
  • Iyana
    Iyana Member Posts: 13
    edited April 2020
    which treatment are you going through and have you discussed with your doctor regarding your joint pain?
    I think it will be better to consult with your doctor maybe he can give some medication to deal with the pain or he can suggest some exercises as well.
    Best of luck!
  • Bengal
    Bengal Member Posts: 518
    edited April 2020
    My oncologist prescribed "maintenance" PT after I was a few months into chemo and feeling very physically drained and with severe joint pain. It helped immensely and I would recommend it. I went a coup!e of times a week for supervised light exercise. After a while I was switched to self directed exercise sessions. Counterintuitively, movement can help alleviate joint pain.

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