The last 2-3 days I have had severe pain in the bones of my left hip and thigh. Not from weight bearing, it doesn't hurt to walk but when I lie down the bones ache and no position gives me any relief. Its only on the left side, the right is ok thus far.
Before beginning this tx both my hips were stiff in the mornings, due to scar tissue in the joints from radiation burns (high doses of radiation in the pelvic reigon.) But since I started tx I have not had any of that stiffness. In fact, after about 3-4 weeks on tx I noticed that I could walk downstairs in the morning without clinging to the railing.
I've been on Procrit twice, 5 weeks last fall and again since February (and for the duration, hgb just won't stablize!) I know Neupogen can cause bone pain but never heard that Procrit will do so. But it also works in the bone marrow, so I'm wondering if this new sx is from the Procrit.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is it the Procrit? Any input would be helpful. FYI I'm type 1a, UND since week 4 and about to take shot 38 of 48 (tonight).
Thanks.
jd