What exactly makes white cell boosters (like Neulasta) be so painful?

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My mom handled chemo and surgery more or less ok, but the only time I saw her cry and scream in pain was with Neulasta shots. The doctor just said her bone marrow was being stimulated but I don’t understand why that stimulation results in unbearable pain.

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My sister had them. It stimulates the bone marrow to expand and that expansion is felt by the nerves.

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