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What can be taken for pain?

by jlyurko on Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:39 am

Hi everyone,

My brother started Velcade and dex last Friday and was send home from the hospital yes­ter­day feeling okay. By last night he was pretty swollen in his legs and also his neck. He's also in considerable pain in his shoulder and back. The doctor sent him home with a script for Dilaudid (hydromorphone), which is working ok.

What can be taken for pain? Is this much pain to be expected?

I'm worried about the edema affecting his kidneys as he has already had kidney problems - that's what landed him in the hospital in the first place.

Thanks,
Jen

jlyurko
Name: Jen
Who do you know with myeloma?: Brother
When were you/they diagnosed?: 9/15
Age at diagnosis: 46
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Re: What can be taken for pain?

by Little Monkey on Wed Oct 28, 2015 12:02 pm

There was a recent post in the forum about Velcade being easier on the kidneys than Revlimid; I don't remember who wrote the post.

Little Monkey
Name: Little Monkey
Who do you know with myeloma?: Father-stage 1 multiple myeloma
When were you/they diagnosed?: March/April of 2015
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