Hi all, I read you all here daily and am so impressed and appreciative for all of your collective knowledge!
I’ve been on Acalabrutinib for 3+ mos and doing ok (still with high WBCs and lymphs but they’re starting to come down.) Bruising is worsening recently and so is joint pain! I have arthritis in both hands/thumb joints (as do so many post menopausal women.) I’ve had Cortisone injections in both hands which helped for a while, but those were prior to starting Acala. In the last 2 days I suddenly can’t move my hands without extreme pain- it’s debilitating! I hope to get in to have a couple more injections but am wondering if those would be contraindicated, and also if that is considered a “minor procedure” in that I should “hold my med for 3 days prior and 3 days after”, per the NIH site. It’s hard to find that info. I recently talked to my Onc about holding med if I might need Paxlovid in the future for Covid, and she said “no, you can’t hold your Acalabrutinib!” From my own research I know that that was untrue. Any ideas? Thanks for any help you can give! PS: when searching for info re Acala, often the specialty pharmacist wants me to talk to my onc. I’m wondering where’s the best place to go for more detailed drug info? Thanks!