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sassy · 02-27-2013, 07:59 PM

Hey guys, hang in there!

Neulasta probably caused me the most pain/discomfort of anything during my treatment. Largest bones suffered most, and my sternum was particularly painful. If pain meds are something you are comfortable switching, give it some thought. I worked the entire time during chemo, only missing on treatment days. (It was mostly for my mental health!) So fatigue probably intensified the pain. I took low dosage Darvoset. Really took the edge off the pain and didn't seem to affect my mental acuity greatly. Some of the other pain meds really messed with my head!

How long will she be on Neulasta? You should see improvement shortly after discontinuation.

My best to you,

02-27-2013, 07:59 PM	#2
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	Re: neulasta bone pain Hey guys, hang in there! Neulasta probably caused me the most pain/discomfort of anything during my treatment. Largest bones suffered most, and my sternum was particularly painful. If pain meds are something you are comfortable switching, give it some thought. I worked the entire time during chemo, only missing on treatment days. (It was mostly for my mental health!) So fatigue probably intensified the pain. I took low dosage Darvoset. Really took the edge off the pain and didn't seem to affect my mental acuity greatly. Some of the other pain meds really messed with my head! How long will she be on Neulasta? You should see improvement shortly after discontinuation. My best to you, __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED! Last edited by sassy; 02-27-2013 at 08:02 PM..