help iam having really painfull joints mostly in my right hip but more painfull in my right ankle. it feels like toothacre and is driving me mad.it has been suggested its trough the chemo but have only had one cycle and was there .before treatment started. it wasnt as painfull and could get away with one painkiller every blue moon. now taking them like sweeties okay for few hours hen back again. iam on a blood thinning trial and have just found out this is a possible side affect. have spoken to trial nurse whom swears its the chemo not the trial. iam off to see the gp tomorrow with a view to stopping it. why give myself unnecessary pain. any advise would be helpfull. thanks babs.
FormerMember
hope he has been able to prescribe you something to help with the pain xxxxxxxxx
I had surgery for lung cancer 13 months ago and rheumatoid arthritis seems to have arrived. I have never had chemo but the pain gets quite bad. GP has put me on Predisnol, a steroid, which works brilliantly for the pain but causes stomach probs, so you have to take OMEPRAZOLE as well or you get ulcers. Reading up on 'the web' i find that in many cases of lung cancer rheumatoid arthritis crops up as well, as it too can be smoking related.
All I put it down to is 'no rest for the wicked', so i must have been awfully wicked.
