Nuelasta shot after Jevtana and Carboplatin treatment

[robert570]

I get a nuelasta shot 24 hours after receiving my Jevtana and Carboplatin iinfusion. I'm having major body aches for 2 to 3 days after receiving the shot to boost my white blood counts. None of my various pain medications works. Anyone have this problem or have an answer to help with the pain? Believe it or not I feel fine after receiving Jevtana and Carboplatin, its that shot of nuelasta thats killing me for 3 days.

[CWT53]

Claritin is what the nurses recommended for me after keeping it a secret on my first chemo infusion.

[billd50]

I had 6 rounds of docetaxel, a different chemo agent. However, I found that the first

3 days after infusion, I didn't have much pain. But on day 4-7, I had a lot of aches, kind

of like the flu. I did get neulasta on the 2nd infusion because the chemo wiped out

my immune system on the first round. So I think that the pain is probably coming from the chemo and not the neulasta. Good question for you oncologist or support folks at the

infusion ward.

[Poweredparaglider]

Initially my Doc recommended Claritin and Tylenol the day before chemo and the five days after. My first treatment bone pain hit me like a brick a day or so after the Neulasta shot and lasted four days. I switched to Claritin and 800mg Ibuprofen (have on hand from my rheumatologist) and never experienced pain again.

[robert570 in reply to Poweredparaglider]

I will keep that in mind. Claritin and Ibuprofen. I have Ibuprofen 800 mg perscribed to me also for arthritis. Thanks!

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I was advised to take Claritin for 3 days before chemo, the day of chemo, and 3 more days after chemo. Seems to work for me. Lately I have taken to take Claritin every day, figuring that if it works during chemo, why not continue using it?