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Re: What now - lower back, hip & shoulder pain
Dear Vicki
Although it will not quell your nerves, your poor liver has been through alot - even though the chemo is over. You state in your first post on this thread that you are taking 800 mg of ibuprofen 3X a day (that's like 12 regular otc ones) and you are taking some type of muscle relaxant too. When you had the pnemonia you were at least on antibiotics - anything else? The liver is the master drug metabolizer (the kidneys are second). Ibuprofen in larger doses over at least a week's time can do this. And I don't even know what muscle relaxer you are on and increased liver enzymes and AP may be a side effect of that too. I bet your scan is clean and afterwards, discuss the possibility that some of the meds you are on may be causing this and what you should be doing to help bring it down.
It is a concern either way but not so much as cancer (which I really think its the ibuprofen but we can never be too cautious). Try to relax as much as feasible. Its difficult in this situation because we all think the worst when it happens to us and there's not too much any of us can say to make you not worry. But try to keep busy with movies and books and get your mind off of it. Friday's almost here and then it will be a happy weekend.
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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