hi.
First thing I have to make clear - I know nothing
Second thing, I'm male.....been on site enquiring about wife.
Lots of helpful people here.
As I say, I know nothing but saw your question and found a site called www.chemocare.com If you go their page
http://www.chemocare.com/managing/pain_its_symptoms_and_its_relationship.asp
this does seem to indicate joint pain as a potential side effect.
Hope that might help or at least give you a starting point for inevstigating further.
Best wishes
I also have intense knee pain and some hip pain, knee pain being the worse. My Dr. say this can happen and it is from the Taxol, the short time I was in remission going to the gym did help!! Since I am in treatment again I never really had the time to see how much of it was going to go away.
thank you both for your comments. It's reassuring to know that I'm not the only one. Sometimes I feel like that when my doctor just looks at me strangely and just brushes off my comments. I am trying to exercise and it seems that being active may be a key to managing the pain.
I was diagnosed in 2004 with breast cancer. Did mastectomy, did chemo...and STILL have lower body joint pain. Mostly ankles. Hoping it might get better when I am done with Arimedex...one more year. I just keep moving...seems to be bad after sitting or sleeping (the first 5 minutes up, then it gets better). Any remedies in the mean time?