@srussell I completely understand. Please let us all know how it goes. I can guarantee that my oncologist will want to prescribe anastrozole for me too now that I cannot take the side effects from Letrozole and Exemestane. I'm starting to feel SO much better off everything.
I wish you the best and look forward to hearing how it's going. It's taking things one day at a time for all of us here.

@srussell
I had a lumpectomy last October followed by chemo and radiation. I was told to take anastrozole which I did for 5 months. Then the side effects became unbearable, my fingers hurt so badly and shoulders as well. I took myself off of it and will be seeing my DR this Monday. I'm scared what he'll put me on next and am not sure I'll take anything else. I was lucky my breast cancer was stage 1, all margins clean and negative on all lymph nodes. I was told the chemo and radiation was preventive only and had a 10 to 15 % chance of getting cancer again. I'm 71 and want to enjoy everyday without pain.

@srussell I took Anastrozole for 3 mths and stopped because of so much joint pain : knees, wrists , ankles and fingers. I decided quality of life was more important and that I went the extra mile with chemo and radiation after lumpectomy in 2022 for Stage 1/grade 2 BC. My oncologist highly recommended chemo because of an Oncotype score of 43.