Oh My Creaking Joints!

galvi5 · Regular Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 13 Location: Illinois

Hello everyone,

I finished up 4 rounds of chemo on Sept. 21. Shortly thereafter my joints started creaking & cracking so bad, my neck sounds like I'm walking in kitty litter. My onco. says it's from the chemo. Has anyone experienced this, does it go away?

Also, I had my nodes removed end of June. Just recently, under my arm has become very sore . I just started walking again, about 3 miles 3-4 times a week. I wasn't sure if that could make it so sore. Is this normal?

I go for my first mammogram since my diag next week, I'm a bit scared .
My sister was recently diagnosed and they were not able to detect one of her tumors on mamm or ultrasound.

Thanks for listening,
Hugs
Sue
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Age 38
dx-6/04, Stage I, grade 3
1.9cm, invasive ductal ca
lumpectomy-rt breast negative nodes
ER/PR +,Her2+
4 A/C, 35 rad
Tamoxifin, 5 yrs

leo · Site Admin Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 1574

Sue

What type of chemo have you gotten ?

regards,
Leo
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FiddleDeDe · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:34 am Post subject: Re: Oh My Creaking Joints!

Sue, sorry I'm a newbie here so don't have any info to provide. Just wanted to say good luck on the mammogram!
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Age 37
dx 1/31/05
IDC 8cm
nodes+, #?
Grade 3
ER/PR-/Her-2-
miscarriage 13 wks
chemo 2/22/05 TAC, every 3 wks
masectomy planned after chemo

galvi5 · Regular Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 13 Location: Illinois

Leo,
I had 4 rounds of AC, every 3 weeks. I saw my radiation oncologist on Tuesday and he has ordered a ct scan and a bone scan, because the pain by my breast has gotten worse. He thought it was possibly inflamation from the radiation.

My mammogram was fine. Now I just have to get through these next 2 tests, I'm confident all will be fine.

Thanks for listening,
Sue
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Age 38
dx-6/04, Stage I, grade 3
1.9cm, invasive ductal ca
lumpectomy-rt breast negative nodes
ER/PR +,Her2+
4 A/C, 35 rad
Tamoxifin, 5 yrs

Cindy · Senior User Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 167

Hi Sue. I initially had a lumpectomy, with 17 nodes removed. The soreness under my arm, just below the scarline, at the side of the breast, never went away. It is a tenderness, like a puffy soreness. Subsequently, I had bilateral mastectomies and thought that finally my breast/underarm area would calm down. The soreness is still present. My onc said it may last for years. I think it had something to do with the rads, but I'm not sure. I had seroma in that area after the lumpectomy, with tenderness. That went away, but after rads, the soreness came back in the same spot and remains.

I had 4 AC and 4 Taxotere. I must say that after the taxotere, I have had ongoing body stiffness, creaking and joint aches. I got arthritis after Taxotere, along with a horrid case of sciatica, coccxydynia and a deformed thumb joint. I never had one ounce of a symptom, until taxotere. I don't crack and creek quite as severe as you do, but I am convinced my problems arose from the taxotere. AC gave me headaches and sinus problems. Chemo ended on 4/28/03 and rads ended on 7/15/03. Best to you.
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Cindy · Senior User Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 167

Hi Sue. I initially had a lumpectomy, with 17 nodes removed. The soreness under my arm, just below the scarline, at the side of the breast, never went away. It is a tenderness, like a puffy soreness. Subsequently, I had bilateral mastectomies and thought that finally my breast/underarm area would calm down. The soreness is still present. My onc said it may last for years. I think it had something to do with the rads, but I'm not sure. I had seroma in that area after the lumpectomy, with tenderness. That went away, but after rads, the soreness came back in the same spot and remains.

I had 4 AC and 4 Taxotere. I must say that after the taxotere, I have had ongoing body stiffness, creaking and joint aches. I got arthritis after Taxotere, along with a horrid case of sciatica, coccxydynia and a deformed thumb joint. I never had one ounce of a symptom, until taxotere. I don't crack and creek quite as severe as you do, but I am convinced my problems arose from the taxotere. AC gave me headaches and sinus problems. Chemo ended on 4/28/03 and rads ended on 7/15/03. Best to you.
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Where is the cure???
www.truefacesofbreastcancer.org
www.diepbreastreconstruction.org
www.bcsisters.org/forum
www.mybreastcancerstore.com

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