Reply With QuoteYes, the neupagen shots can cause bone pain. The doc told us it meant the drug was working. Wow, he's a trooper to give himself shots.
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Nick's hanging in there through Cycle 2 (delayed for a week because of low white cells & platelets). Eating well, drinking plenty of water, no nausea at all. At this point, he's only experiencing fatigue.... and a bit of coughing. He seems to have a very good attitude---today he talked about trying to work out a bit. He will be giving himself Neupagen shots after this cycle. Any experience with that? Heard it can cause bone pain.
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Yes, the neupagen shots can cause bone pain. The doc told us it meant the drug was working. Wow, he's a trooper to give himself shots.
CaregiverSon Josh 23yr Dx 3/5/08 IIIC NonSeminoma affected lung, kidney liver back & tumor/clots in vena cava & celiac artery 3/7/08 L I/O 3/30/08 PostOp surgery 4XEP (VP16 & Cisplatin) 3/12-5/25 LDH > 5000 & AFP 145 (3/5 pre-op) LDH 563 & AFP 4 (5/26 after 4Xchemo) off blood thinners 3/18/09 Surveillance per Dr E 8/4/08 *1/2012 ALL CLEAR!
Self 1/29/09 dx thyroid cancer metastasized to right lung 2/10 thyroid removd 4/17 rx RA131 5/11/10 &7/16/10. 1/12survellience
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Thanks for the update! One day closer to this being a thing of the past....
Retired moderator. Husband, left I/O 16Dec2005, stage I seminoma with elevated b-HCG, no LVI, RTx15 (25Gy). All clear ever since.
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I had Neupogen shots. They caused some pain in the front of my calves. It was not too severe at all. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
The hospital offered to show Kath, my wife, how to give me the shots, but I opted to go to my doctor's surgery to have them.
Nick
Embryonal Carcinoma; Seminoma. Marker negative.
August 2001: Right I/O .
August - December 2001: Surveillance .
December 2001: Relapse - Stage III. Mets in lymph nodes and lung.
December 2001 - March 2002: 3xBEP .
Complications: Neutropaenic sepsis during cycles 1 & 3. I/V antibiotics and isolation.
March 2012 - Ten years since finishing chemo.
Survivorship Blog is here
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I don't mind getting a shot but I couldn't give myself one for anything. Glad to here things are going well.
Scott
Pure mature Teratoma
Stage 1
Surveillance
5/12/09-Diagnosed with TC
5/14/09 Left I/O
5/20/09 All Clear
8/27/09 All Clear
11/19/2009 All Clear
2/25/2010 All Clear
5/6/2010 All Clear- 1 year milestone
9/16/2010 All Clear
1/20/2011 All Clear
5/26/2011 All Clear- 2 year milestone
12/8/2011 All Clear-2.5 years
6/21/2012 All Clear-3 years.
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He won't bat an eye. My Dad was a diabetic & had Nick giving him insulin shots when Nick was 4. During chemo today, a coule of the nurses were marveling over how many TC patients they are currently treating! It seems like this stuff is increasing at an alarming rate
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I thought that, too, until I had to give myself octreotide injections in 2005. You do what must be done!Originally Posted by Scott1974
Scott, scott@tc-cancer.com
right inguinal orchiectomy 6/5/2003 > nonseminoma, stage I > surveillance > L-RPLND 6/24/2005 for recurrence, suspected teratoma but found seminoma, stage II > chylous ascites until 9/2005 > surveillance and "all clear" since
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Steve had Neupogen shots but never complained of bone pain. I was grateful that he didn't have it. He had enough to deal with at that time. So happy that this cycle seems to be going well. Keeping the prayers coming................Cheryl
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Nathan had to take GCSF on several occasions throughout his treatment. It usually caused some bone aching and slight cold-like symptoms. But in the grand scheme of things wasn't much to bat an eye at.
Diagnosed June 2009. Stage III (mets to lung and 2 brain lesions). Orchidectomy, 4XBEP, Brain surgery, Brain radiation, 3XTIP, 1XHDC (with stem cell transplant). Passed away February 13, 2010.
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Jason had a Neupogen shot after evey cylce. It gave him deep bone ache only in the right thigh and it only hurt going up stairs. It was more of annoyng than painfull.
Son Jason diagnosed 4/30/04, stage III. Right I/O 4/30/04. Graduated College 5/13/04. 4XEP 6/7/04 - 8/13/04. Full open RPLND 10/13/04. All Clear since.
Treated by Dr. Rakowski of Midland Park, NJ. Visited Sloan Kettering for protocol advice. RPLND done at Sloan Kettering.
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I had 2 Neupogen shots with no side effects at all.....
19 Nov 09 Dx Metastaic Seminoma
25 Nov 09 Right I/O....Primary tumor burned out
Stage IIB
4 JAN 10 - 2 MAR 10 3XBEP
7 APR 10 All Clear....Surveillance
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