corgigal's Cancer Blog

June 9, 2010

So, I am 8 months post-chemo for uterine cancer. I am back at work and doing fine. My first post-treatment scan was clear, clean.

Question- I am having some weird symptoms and don’t know if this is a lingering side-effect from chemo or something new?

Two issues – 1) trigger thumb – both of my thumbs are locking. This reall hurts. I have seen a hand specialist and have received cortisone injections—it helps for a month or so and then back to locking/pain. Surgery is the only solution. Now, I never had this before chemo—my GYNonc never heard of this as a side-effect from chemo, but the coincidence is so close, that I can’t believe chemo did not cause this problem.

2) My teeth/gums hurt. The pain rotates around to differnt teeth, gum areas. The pain is really bad. I rinse with salt water. But brushing is hard in certain areas. This is new. My gums are not red or inflamed looking—they look normal.

Is my body shutting down? Is this a virus?

Please help.

Jane

Posted on June 9, 2010 at 12:40:48 PM by Jane ( Any lingering side-effects from chemo?, 2 comments)

I haven’t heard of side effects from chemo like you are describing, so I can’t help. Sorry about that. If you don’t hear from others with more information, I would certainly ask your dentist.
Hope you get relief soon.

Posted on June 10, 2010 at 9:16:11 AM by staypositive

Hey Jane,

I’m four months post chemo and I’m experiencing:

1. Extremely sensitive fingers with really painful thumb joints and an intermittent tingling and numbness.

2. Tooth pain, but only on the upper left side.

3. Swollen fingers.

I haven’t heard about anything to treat it and was told that I could potentially experience chemo side effects, particularly to my hands, for up to a year…

Yeesh.

I hope your symptoms pass quickly.

I look at it this way…at least we’re hear to complain about it, ya know?

Be well.

Jill

Posted on June 17, 2010 at 3:58:03 PM by parkerfu

March 15, 2010

I am almost 6 months post-treatment and just got back the results of my 1 yr CT scan—no sign of cancer!

Thanks to everyone who kept me company during this past year—it has been tough but good to share our stories.

I am back at work, I have plenty of energy, so there is hope.

Thanks,
Jane

Posted on March 15, 2010 at 5:49:41 PM by Jane ( Clean, Clear, and Healthy, 6 comments)

hi, jane. sorry i accidentally posted my message to you below. hugs to you. debby

Posted on March 16, 2010 at 7:01:58 AM by debby

Yay! What a relief to get such great news!

XOXO
Lisa

Posted on March 16, 2010 at 10:55:46 AM by littleprincess

Hey Jane,

YAHOO!

Congratulations on the fabulous news.

:)

Jill

Posted on March 16, 2010 at 12:29:41 PM by parkerfu

Wonderful! Wonderful! Just Wonderful!

Congratulations for kicking cancer’s butt!

sweete2

Posted on March 17, 2010 at 11:26:53 PM by sweete2

Clean, clear and healthy. I look forward to share those exact words soon.

Great news shared. WTG!

Mary

Posted on March 19, 2010 at 5:35:15 AM by rad9

Hi Jane!

Congrats on the clear scan!

Many hugs & blessings,

Elana Rose

Posted on March 30, 2010 at 2:29:37 PM by elanarosegraves