I am completing my 2nd mo of FOLFOX+Avastin. When the 5FU pump is removed at 44hrs, I have experienced unusual chest pain, which is substernal, in the upper central chest. It occurs on deep breathing and also when I lay down, either to the right or left and prone. It occurred during the last round, and I was sent to the ER, where a CT scan, ECG, and cardiac workup were all negative. The pain does not radiate, nor do I have any shortness of breath or sweating.
This round of chemo, they held the Avastin, and it occurred again, for the second time. I am unable to sleep lying down.
If I take hydrocodone + APAP, it releaves the pain enought to help me sleep.
Has anyone experienced this type of chest pain?? Or heard of this as a side effect of FOLFOX?
Comments appreciated.
SF