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Recovery time after Anastrozole/aromatase inhibitors
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I took anastrozole for 9 months and started having heel pain in both feet. Xrays showed bone spurs which hadn't bothered me before and developed into plantar fasciitis. Did physical therapy for 2 months, spent hundreds on shoes and insoles and then resorted to cortisone injection. Relief but not alleviation. Experienced no joint or foot pain before anastrozole and bone density scan now reveals osteopenia. I take calcium and D supplements daily, have intermittent insomnia and associated menopausal symptoms - but, I continue taking anastrozole after lumpectomy and radiation therapy. Every day I question whether to continue or not. It helps to know I'm not the only one experiencing side effects that I personally attribute to anastrozole.
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@cyndica I am sorry you are going through it. I also have this, I took the cortisone injection once and it fixed it for about 4 months. I spent tons on shoes and inserts like you, and like you I also did physical therapy.
I have now been about 5 years and I can tell you it does ebb and flow and I have found that if I don’t replace my shoes or my inserts in a timely fashion it definitely gets worse.
I eventually landed on merril moab3 shoes and when I buy a pair, I also purchase a second set of insoles. When the pain starts to increase I change them, when it begins to increase a second time I buy a new pair of shoes. This way I get nearly a year from a pair of shoes.
What has helped or not helped you?
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I too had Haglund deformity ankle spurs develop. I had an injury there years ago, so can’t blame it all on my five year drug regimen. Leg stretching exercises have helped a lot.
Insomnia, constipation, fatigue,etc., from Anastrozole but weighing that against seeing my kids grow as adults and holding my grandkids, watching them grow….it was a price I was glad to pay in order to have these years.
The only thing I refused to take was Prolia. That had me contemplating suicide. Changed oncologists who agreed I should take supplements instead.