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by bakemawaytoys 1141 days ago
When I was undergoing chemotherapy to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma, I tried to keep up some exercise but it was just too difficult. I ended up needing to take a drug to boost my white blood cell production so that treatment could continue. White blood cells are produced in your bones and this drug made it feel like every bone in your body was broken. It was awful.

Had I known this at the time, I probably would've forced myself to ride my indoor stationary bike every day if it would've helped avoid that immune booster drug.

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I take the same injections, but further take Claritin as recommended and I’ve not experienced any bone pain. I’m also younger so that may play a factor, idk.

I workout before & after chemo days (later days I’m mostly just walking to get 10k steps).

Off weeks I’m cycling and lifting.

Probably filgrastim. I have had a daily shot the last 6 days.