Anyone still sore after chemo has ended?

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Hi all
I had last chemo (TAC) 4 weeks ago tomorrow. My question is this - does anyone still have sore bones!
I have a sore pelvic area - worse at night but sore most of the time. I don’t think its arthritis (I’m 37).
Am worried the dreaded is back but don’t know what to think. Had neutralgia (Sp) during chemo and wondering if that could contribute. Any ideas

MuddyXX

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Hiya Muddy

I finished chemo on 8th August and rads on 27th September. I ached everywhere and felt like I was about 90yrs old! It’s now nearly 4 months since I finished chemo and it’s just starting to get a little better, so hang in there, it will go away.

Love Julie x

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Hiya Muddy

I’m sure we’ve chatted before when we were both on chemo - I finished end Sept. and am still achey. Not sooo bad but definitely still not back to normal self (whatever that is!). I’m on Femara, which can make bones ache but I’m sure that it takes a fair while before all the chemo is out of the system.

Must admit that its nice to have energy again, went Xmas shopping today and feel brill. Hope your aches go soon.

Cheers
Anne x

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Hi Muddy,
Please discuss your worried with your onc or bc nurse. That might help you put your mind at rest.

I am 6 months after fec chemo. And I have been sore for a long time. Not really my pelvis but sort of all over. My onc said it can take up to 6 months for all your muscle cells to recover from the chemo. Every time when I was neutropenic I had very sore bones, because of the bonemarrow working hard to get back to normal.

ALso the tamoxifen and zoladex in my case might make me more sore.

Hope this is of any help.

take care.
Dutchy

NB my brain is not yet back to normal though. I hope that will come with time!

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Hi all
Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to me. I’ve found the last few days hard. Chemo is finished and I am patiently (not) waiting for my date to start radio.
I feel a bit more at ease and know that I am probably taking too much out of myself trying to be ‘normal’ mum before bc.

Thanks again - I really appreciate all you strangers out there who have helped me through some of my darkest days.

Stay well.

MuddyXX