Bad effects to Chemo help please!

started chemotherapy Friday, all was going well, other than tiredness over the weekend until Sunday, after taking Filsgratim injections to raise white blood cells, I have never felt so ill, and the pain in my bones is horrific, I’m currently taking pain killers, and using a hot water bottle too, it helps to take the edge off but I just want to feel somewhat normal again, anyone else know of anything to stop feeling so ill and to get rid of the horrible taste in my mouth. Its getting me really down. 

Also when receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer, did anyone’s lump get abnormally big ,very red and hot? Mine has done this, it was 3cm, looked like size of golf ball, now it looks like a tennis ball, it’s quite scary, but the doctor said it’s the chemo working and the cancer trying to fight back which causes inflammation. I’m just really worried

thank you x

  • Hi Ellie,

    I can't comment in terms of your lump but with the Filsgratim injection I did get a hell of a lot of pain the first time it kicked in.  Unfortunately I can only take paracetamol as I react badly to all other painkilles.  I even lay in bed crying on and off for two days, and that's despite being in constant pain for 26 years now and having had things like shingles in my spine, so I have a very high pain threshold.  Thankfully the pain did decrease a little with each subsequent cycle of chemo so I hope this will be the case for you too.

    What chemo are you on?

    LJx

  • Hi Ellie

    I had bad reactions on the last day of filigrastim it felt like someone was squeezing my bronchil tubes and heart really frightning and i couldnt walk more than 5 yards without being breathless

    Dr was worried it was a heart problem and stopped the last session 6.

    Knees are painful and i am still extreamly fatigued psa down to 0.05 from 6.5 in september.

    So well happy with that although the hormone therapy has probably helped.

    I have spoken to the nurses at prostatecanceruk who are very knowledgeable and friendly please try them

    all the best on your journey mine is 10 years now

    gazza1952