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Avastin side effects

Velvet
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I was wondering if anyone is suffering from muscle/joint pain whilst on Avastin? I have had 6 cycles of chemo for ovarian cancer stage 4, and now on Avastin on its own.

Not too bad during the day, but sleeping is a real problem! Pain killers don't seem to help.

  • I'm sorry to hear you're suffering from muscle/joint pain whilst on Avastin Velvet. Have you spoken to you GP or medical team about this? If not do let me know as they may be able to advise on how to manage this at night. Our cancer nurses may be able to help too. If you want to chat to them about this you can call them for free on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m.

    Hopefully others who have been on Avastin will reply soon but in the meantime I have included some information from our website about the side effects of Avastin in case you wanted to find out more.

    I hope you're able to find a solution for this soon Velvet.

    All the best, 

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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