Oh @Chris4pace yes, good news so far, please keep us posted.
Look after yourself
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Good morning, oh my word has anyone else come off treatment due to being undetectable for 5 years experienced muscle pain? My hands are swollen, arms and hips hurt so much, Iāve been having massages once a week which helps but Iām struggling so much more at nighttime. It seems the more I do in the daytime depends on how my night goes. ā¦ Iām so so great full for the treatment Iāve had, im just wondering if anyone knows how long it will lastā¦ im a florist and didnāt realise how much I took using my fingers for granted ā¦ thank you Chris
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Oh, @Chris4pace what a mixture of thoughts and emotions.
Obviously you are grateful for your treatment
Oh muscle pain, swollen hands, arms and hips must be so painful and being a florist so debilitating for you and then bad nights on top of that and bad nights mean bad days as well for me.
Perhaps it is worth getting a referral to an appropriate department for your symptoms, I am not a medical person, but I have learnt to me persistent and pleasantly assertiveā¦
I am a great one for writing down my symptoms, their severity and impact on my life before an appointment.
Please let us know how you get on and take lots of care of yourself.
I will copy your post to the Blood Cancer UK nurse advisors @BloodCancerUK_Nurses
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Hi @Chris4pace,
So pleased to hear your are doing well off of your treatment but i do not underestimate how frustrating it must be to have residual symptoms. Unfortunately muscle pain is a common side effect of nilotinib, but also a known side effects for those discontinuing TKIās. It is known to occur many weeks after TKI withdrawal.
I am hopeful others within the forum will be able to share a similar experience with you.
Can i ask- have you found a good balance of pain relief? Is this something you have had support around from your haematology team?
If not we would encourage you to relay this again to your team as having such a physical job, it is really important you are managed through this & have a good quality of life off treatment. Do also include your GP in this conversation as it is often the case that simpler over the counter pain relief can be enough and hopefully with time these symptoms will subside for you.
Please do know Chris that if you wish to talk things through, we are very much here for you at any point- 0808 2080 888.
Do take care, Lauran
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Hi Lauran thank you for the reply, to be honest Iāve not had much support regarding how to manage the pain, I rang my nurse who by the way has been great over the years but she didnāt seem to know much about withdrawal, she said it sounded like arthritis although it only started about 7 weeks after stopping my treatmentā¦ I hope you donāt mind if I contact you todayā¦ thank you, Chris
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Good morning,
I cane off Nilotinib beg. November. I have had feeble arms, knees and hands since mid January.
I had hoped that by 16wks I would be ānormalā
I do not use GP but wrote him a l.o.n.g letter 25th May asking if Naproxen would be an option. Left it 2 weeks then emailed asking for response. Dr phoned and asked to see me
My stiff, swollen fingers did not bother HIM.
He did not ask about knees.
He offered shoulder injection!
I think, as he knew nothing about t.k.i.withdrawal syndrome, he tried to fit me into what he did know. Polymyalgia!!
He took bloods.
I await results!!
I KNOW MY NIGGLES ARE DUE TO NILOTINIB CESSATION.
11th May consultant reported my result ā¦ 0.0000 and suggested physio for the feebleness.
No wonky bits have got worse.
I do when I can and rest when I canāt.
I will Report if fingers magically relax.
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Thanks for the update @Erimar, what are you going to do now?
The Blood Cancer UK support line is there for you on 0808 2080 888
The main thing is to really look after yourself and please let us know updates if you can.
Hello Erica ā¦
It is a waiting game.
I am sure the feebleness will pass in time.
I am fortunate that I have no Tinies or Oldies that need my help.
The lack of rain has meant I wonāt push myself to grow vegetables.
I read Post by Chris4pace, also experiencing hand issues, and had to respond.
I will āfly to forumā when betterness happens.
Thanks for contact ā¦ EriKa 
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I hope you feel better soon and āfly to the forumā @Erimar, yes, life often is a waiting game, certainly since my diagnosis.
Take care
Hi I hope your well and not in too much pain, Iām just praying it will all subside in a few weeks/monthsā¦ the pain is now in my feet and takes me a moment or two to get goingā¦ Iāve seen a specialist and he has ruled out arthritis so that is reassuring isnāt itā¦ itās just hard work having 3 young grandchildren and being a florist, especially when Iām quite active and hands onā¦ slowing down wonāt do me any harm for a little while longer ā¦on the plus and positive side though is my bloods are all good and remain undetectable and Iām so thankful ā¦ Chris x
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I thought it would be helpful if we posted our niggles.
We are treated and monitored by Consultants.
I doubt GPs will know what is occurring with us.
Nilotinib gave me trim ankles and toes. I now have swelling that does not subside when legs elevated.
I donāt have pain. Tendons and ligaments āprotestā when I need to walk or lift arms. Donāt feel guilty about pacing yourself.
We are āluckyā to be here !
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Hi @Erimar you are quite entitled to post your niggles and I often find just typing them out helps me get them off my chest.
I also think counting my blessings is something I should do more often, thank you.
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