Post chemotherapy knee/leg pain? Read details?

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My 4 1/2 yr old son has been off treatment for a Wilms Tumor since January 2006.  He was given Vincristine, Doxyrubicin and Dactinomycin.  In August 2006 he started complaining of knee and leg pain.  It is not growing pains.  Has anyone else, who has been through chemo., had or have this problem????  

I know of a few other children (that have had the same form of cancer as my son) that are also experiencing this.  No answers so far as to why....

Panda · Accepted Answer

One of the possible side effects of Dactinomycin is:  muscle cramps in hands, arms, feet, legs, or face;  numbness and tingling around the mouth, fingertips, or feet.

You can check all information about chemotherapy drugs at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202179.html

I'm so sorry that your baby is going through this. I hope he is doing well in his treatments. My son is 18 and has a disease that is a cross between Ewings Sarcoma and Wilms Tumor called intra-abdominal Desmoplastic small round cell tumor. He's been fighting cancer for over 18 months and has just had a reoccurence.

Stay strong.

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turdl38 · Answer

Chemo patients often experience what are frequenty referred to as "bone flares" for up to several years after their treatments.  I don't know about the specific drug combo that your little guy had, but I know that it's not particularly uncommon.  
For me, not much has helped and the docs are somewhat at a loss as to what to do for the pain.  What helps most is heat and massage.  I'd say talk to your son's oncologist and go from there.  Hang tough...it sucks, but the only failure comes in giving up.

novangelis · Answer

This is really a question for your son's doctors.  Can they say it isn't gout?  If there is enough destruction of tumor cells, uric acid levels can go up and crystals can deposit in the joints.  I could make a bunch of wild guesses, but in the end, if you don't like your doctors' answers, ask them to refer you to a pediatric rheumatologist, preferably one with experience with cancer patients.

Ralph M · Answer

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THE COUNTER.THE OIL IS ONLY $7 A BOTTLE IF U BUY A CASE OR MORE AT SWEET SUNNAHCOM YOU CAN ALSO CALL THEM,OTHERWISE IT IS $12 A BOTTLE.IT IS ALSO GREAT FOR UR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND YOUR WHOLE FAMILY .YOUR BODY IS ORGANIC. MY AUNT AND COUSIN HAD CHEMO AND ARE DOING GREAT NOW. WITH LOVE  RALPH

flfunnn · Answer

is he comimg off of any pain medication? sometimes this type of pain will occur when doing so. it is essentially a withdrawal symptom.

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