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Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 75 | Has anyone experienced upper back pain from 5FU? Jim had his second cycle of Erbitux, Carboplatin on Thursday and is still wearing the 5FU pump. He is experiencing the upper back pain that he had with his 1st cycle that the doctor felt must have been muscle pain. The pain is so bad he tosses and turns and nothing is helping. I think it must be from the 5FU as he didn't have this with Cisplatin.
CG to sp age 53
4/10 BOT IVb
6/10 Ttl Gloss Lrngectmy L Mndbltmy 5+ Nodes
7/10 Cispl & Rad
1/11 recur lung mets
2/11 Clin Tr Erb Carb 5FU last 5/11
7/11 Tumor growth began wkly Bleo, Taxol, Carbo
10/28/11 Hospice; Passed 11/7/11
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Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 23 | Hi, Gerri, my father had alot of pain during his 4 days and after with his 5-FU infusion but he also got a shot in his arm intrmuscular to help increase his WBC's and they said it would make every bone and muscle ache and it sure did. Do you know if your husband got a shot too? Sorry to hear he is in such pain does anything help? Meds?
Ceazar
Father 66yrs
S4 SCC left BOT
DX Jan 2011
X-smoker
Peg 1/31/11
chemo Cisp, 5fu, tax
Heart attack 3-17-2011
7 Weeks Rad with erbitux
Peg out Aug 2011
Pet Sept 2011 good (no activity)
Pet Dec 2011 tumor hot
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 | If your Jim lost a lot of weight like I did, he doesn't have much meat or muscle left in his upper back. I use the heavy rubber cords that poeple use for exercising and thy seem to help. It might make him a little sore until his body gets used to them tho.
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Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 75 | He did get a Neulasta injection following his last cycle so I'm guessing it must be a combination of all of the above. Thanks for the calming advice!
CG to sp age 53
4/10 BOT IVb
6/10 Ttl Gloss Lrngectmy L Mndbltmy 5+ Nodes
7/10 Cispl & Rad
1/11 recur lung mets
2/11 Clin Tr Erb Carb 5FU last 5/11
7/11 Tumor growth began wkly Bleo, Taxol, Carbo
10/28/11 Hospice; Passed 11/7/11
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