Back pain from chemo/targeted therapy - oesophageal cancer

Hi

I was diagnosed with stage 4 oesophageal cancer in October 2018, and have had several rounds of chemo, I'm now on chemo and targeted therapy. I've been doing pretty well until the last couple of days. Basically the pain in the middle of my upper back is intense, I wondered if anyone else had experienced that and if so what can they suggest to help, I've done ice packs, hot baths and  over the counter pain killers but nothing is touching the sides

  • Hello Tabnabs

    I'm sorry to hear that you've developed an intense pain in your back these past few days.

    Please do get in touch with your GP or the team responsible for your treatment who can arrange for you to be seen and get things checked over. 
    Hopefully they will be able to arrange some more appropriate pain relief and offer you some reassurance. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator