pain in shoulders and hips

Hi I had breast cancer in sept 2010 and went through 6 cycles of fec-t chemo and 31 sessions of radiotherapy, i finished my last treatment in June 2011 and have started getting joint pain especially in my shoulders and hip it is worse in the morning where i find myself walking like I have been frozen over night, i have had a bone scan but not got results back yet, but obviously i am thinking the worse, hopefully its just paranoia!, does anyone recommend anything other than paracetamol that can ease the pain, would be grateful, thanks.

[SueYoung55]

Not enough info Chrissy :)

Did you take tamoxifen or any of the aromatase inhibitors? They cause LOTS of stiffness and joint pain. Mine hit like a ton of bricks approximately 2 months after starting it. Exercise is the best I can offer to you to ease the pain. Believe me, I remember it vividly. Chemo started the process for me but it was the hormone blockers that really took it to a new level. I walked and moved like an 80 yr old woman.

Are you on any of these medicines?
Best wishes.

[SueYoung55]

Not enough info Chrissy :)

Did you take tamoxifen or any of the aromatase inhibitors? They cause LOTS of stiffness and joint pain. Mine hit like a ton of bricks approximately 2 months after starting it. Exercise is the best I can offer to you to ease the pain. Believe me, I remember it vividly. Chemo started the process for me but it was the hormone blockers that really took it to a new level. I walked and moved like an 80 yr old woman.

Are you on any of these medicines?
Best wishes.

[chrissywissy69]

Hi Sue,

Thanks for replying, no have had no medication apart from the injections between chemo, garnsonite i think they where called, but they made my bones hurt at the time, my cancer was not hormone based so i couldnt have tamoxifen. i get pain lying down at night especially if i lay on my hip so flipping uncomfortable.

Best wishes   ;)

[SueYoung55]

Did you have triple negative cancer? ER, PR and HER2 negative?

[chrissywissy69]

yes, as far as im aware i know it was definately her2 negative