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I'm older than you, 67, and osteoarthritis runs in my family. However, pain in my hips has gotten much worse on Exemestane. I'm going to try physical therapy, hoping that proper stretching and some strength training will help. My Dr also prescribed meloxithane(?), which works better than the OTC meds.
Bug your doctor. 45 is young. Aromatase inhibitors DO have a negative effect on tendons and ligaments. You might do better on a different med, ask your oncologist about it.
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I agree! I started having the arthritis at 40, and now I wish had spoken up more all those years ago because as doctors have changed, and records lost, and too many years of dealing with assorted long term effect of the BC treatments I feel like the pain in my hips and spine are getting worse and it is now something no one really want to deal with.
I will say that the primary I had for years until recently gave me RX lidocaine patches that really do help. I can get my barn chores done and sometimes even go for a short ride.
If you have this at a young age, and you stay on top of it, it might be easier to keep it under control. Do you have a doctor that understands young age and arthritis is hard?