JoniRobertWilson Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Hello friends, My husband has SCLC (limited) and is half way through his chemo ( 28 days of radiation completed 4/23). The past few days he has experienced a sharp, sharp pain in his right shoulder. This limits how he can sit and lay down. He has to sleep in a recliner, not able to completely lay down. He has a bone scan, chest x-ray, bloodwork, along with other tests scheduled for today and then we meet with the dr on 5/24. Does this pain sound familiar? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phyllis Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Hi, I am on carboplatin/taxol and experience shoulder pain (pretty intense) due to it. It is a side effect of the chemo. I don't know what type of chemo your husband is doing but that is a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrye Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 So, the carbo/taxol causes this! I have had INTENSE shoulder pain for about 8 weeks and my onc just said it was from stress. How long does it take to go away? This is the only thing I am taking pain meds for. Jerrye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Carbo/Taxol definitely caused joint and muscle pain for me. I took Vicodin some of the days to deal with it. Now that I am on mega Celebrex, I am no longer experiencing shoulder, neck or back pain. I'm sure that stress does contribute, but chemo therapies certainly can result in that kind of pain. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO_Sugar Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 I get pain across the middle of my back from the Carbo/Taxol combo. I take Darvocet when I need to (1 or 2 a day). God Bless, MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave s Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Hi, When I was started on Taxol/carbo I had really intense bone/joint pain. I mean intense. But I also had transient pain at the site of known tumor masses. One of these was my left 2nd rib (which fractured). So I had some shoulder pain associated with that. Generally I try to think of pain as reflecting something GOOD going on inside. In my case the transient pain gradually subsided and was replaced by a "crawling" sensation in my right/middle chest. This was the location of my 5 cm primary tumor. Sure enough at my next CT, the 5 cm primary was gone and only a bit of scar tissue remained. Right now I'm on a different therapy and recently started having pain where I didn't know I had any tumor activity. Now I really don't know what to think. For better or worse, I'm getting CTs chest and abdomen a week from today (and trying not to let myself think about it until then). Good luck to us all, Dave S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoniRobertWilson Posted May 17, 2004 Author Share Posted May 17, 2004 Thank you all for the input - that helps ease my mind a bit - at least it appears others have experienced this and it appears it could just be a side effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharKats Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 It would have been nice if you had been given a list of all the possible side effects of the chemo then you wouldn't have had a period of uncertainty. I was given a type-written sheet of both of my chemos that explained all about the type of chemo and gave a full list of side effects. Wishing you the best......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remembering Dave Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I don't remember Dave having any specific pains like that but I'll ask him. God Bless, Karen C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy RN Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Only an idea. Call the DR., he could have a problem with the lung. Possible plural effusion. That would cause pain in the shoulder area especially when reclining or laying down. Just an idea. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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