Hello all taking imatinib from all 10 days....my legs are paining like hell....what I can do.....the pain is not acceptable
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Hi friend ......horror pain in whole body.....lit bit fever and no power in body from last 15 days the day I started imatinib 400....sometimes I feel very very upset that what happens to me.....yes sir I am a new patient just diagnosed 30 days ago...I am the same Rama deep....
Manni - I can say that when I started Dasatinib it was extremely painfull (headaches and tailbone pain). The first few days were very bad and one time literally in tears. The pain did subside and I continued dasatinib for two years. The fever on the other hand is not a good thing. I would say to see your oncologist to make sure that your blood tests are going in the right direction. Imatinib may not be your best option but there are 4 other TKI's (that I know of) that may be a better fit for you. Praying you get relief for your pain soon. Take care.
Manni,
Sorry for taking so long to reply - I’ve been busy recently.
When I first took Imatinib I had terrible leg pains - dull ache with intermittent sharp, shooting pain.
We tried everything - the only painkiller that helped was lots of codeine, but that’s not a good long term option.
We stopped imatinib and the pain went in a few days.
Have you asked your doctor about switching to a different TKI - even for a trial to rule out the pain being directly caused by it?
David