hi all
after bein in hospital for 5 days with low bloods etc i had the injection in the tummy the day after chemo this time(no idea what its called)
well im now day5 after chemo and feel rubbish
stabbing pains everywhere,aches,hot, dizzy,throbbing back and knees
i was told id be achey
can anyone tell me if all this is normal
and how long it will last
i was told the injection would kick in 4-7 days but not how long this may last
i cant even walk my lad to school
thanks
hi, I had the injection you are talking about after 5 of my cycles, i had the symptoms you are describing. It gradually wore off with each day, and strangely with me, the pain got less with each one i had. I used a hot water bottle on the throbbing back pain, and after that first injection i asked for codiene, which helped a lot the next time i had it.
hope it eases for you
take care
anna
thanks anna
it dosnt seem to be getting less but maybe its early days
i have the hot water bottle lol
and taking paracetamol
they didnt want to give me codine as i had it in hospital and it made me very spaced out and i didnt like it
maybe i will have it next time
i only have 1 more chemo to go and i never thought id get this far its been so hard
now its so close to over it seems so far away
and i keep crying lol
sorry, having a moan lol
Hi, you are doing so well and nearly there, just think, the next cycle you have you can say to yourself, thats it, no more. I can promise you its a great feeling to know that you will feel better and not have another one in 3 weeks. Having a cry is probably a good thing too, its a very emotional time from day 1 of being diagnosed, and yes we are strong and get through it, but we are no less strong for allowing our selves to cry, sometimes its needed.
i also found having a nice warm soak in the bath helped ease the pains, just remember, it will go, it will be less tomorrow, and soon will be gone.
take care
annaxx
Hi Lincs and Anna,
Yes, I have to have the GSCF injections too after each chemo (because I went neutropenic after first cycle) - I was having one a day for 3 days, but because my neuts went down again last cycle, theyve just upped it to one a day for 5 days post chemo.
Ohh, god, I know how next week will be spent - with hot water bottles, dressing gowns and Ibuprofen, cup-a-soup and the sofa!!
But - think positively about the aches and pains - it shows your bone marrow is working overtime to get those white blood cells up!
Has anyone had anymore than 5 injections for the 5 days post-chemo?? Im wondering if I’ll end up with injections for a week after chemo before I finish at this rate 
K x
I had Neulasta injection after each tax-the pain was usually in my neck and jaw.I also had pain in back and legs and was told to take diclofenac and cocodamol together and that sorted it.
I did the Neulasta injection too the day after each chemo, I was bedridden the day after but that was due to chemo SE I think and not the injection. It didn’t work by the 5th cycle as I was neutropenic and in hospital for 6 days, maybe if I’d had more than 1 it would have helped.