Side effects from treatment

Hi 

Sorry can't answer your query but we all become a lot more aware and worry more about different pains . Hopefully it's nothing to worry about ,but push for a answer from your team ....bumping you back up in case your post gets lost .

Could the pain in your arm be from having chemo administered on that side or do you have a port?

Chemo can affect your kidneys and liver (as well as everything else!) so maybe ask if your blood tests are showing that. You say that you are having pins and needles in your hands which is likely the nerves being affected. What chemo are you having now?

If you are worried though please speak to your oncologist or breast care nurse.. xx

Thank you for replying, I’m sure you’re right & it’s just a case of being more aware, i have a picc line in the troublesome arm, and having FEC-T, which is a nasty chemo ( not like any chemo isn’t nasty). I’m due for a review next week & will bring it up again.

once again thanks for help & support, greatly needed at the moment.

larny xx

Hi

I had EC x 6.  No pic line , after three I had pain and tenderness in chem side also track marks and some lumps ..Onco diagnosed thrombophlebitis . I've no idea if this can happen with pic but might be something similar . 

She suggested extra saline at end of infusion to clear veins out .

Hello, 

I wondered if you have had the Taxotere yet? It can effect nerves more than the EC and it can cause an adverse reaction immediately. It did for me but I thought this numbness etc was normal and didn't tell anyone. It was only after the second dose caused a very strong reaction that the onco actually stopped chemo. I have permanent nerve damage. It doesn't happen often but you need to make sure the doctors know your difficulties, just in case it's more important than the BCN thought.

If you haven't started the Taxotere yet I think it's equally important you tell your oncologist about the pins and needles because it could mean your nerve are already sensitive.

Hope the treatment continues without further problems 

Love Karen

It might be worth asking if you could have weekly Paclitaxel instead of it or docetaxel every three weeks? I asked and my oncologist let me do it,  which meant I felt more in control of any side effects.