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Aromatase Inhibitors & carpal tunnel and trigger finger: Anyone?
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I welcome all information sharing and encourage feedback.
While a link was provided for Anastrozole, I’ve moved away from it and Aromasin, and have been taking Letrozole since January and throughout my experience with AIs, joint pain I has persisted, particularly in my hands & wrists, including a trigger finger. I would welcome info that states and compares Letrozole side effects.
Good news: As of last weekend, it dawned on me that the pain in my fingers, hands & wrists has significantly dissipated. It was a strange realization, given the challenges I’ve endured for more than a year. Three days have passed and I’m continuing to enjoy a more comfortable life. I continue to have a painful trigger finger and carpal tunnel in both hands, but I’m wearing a finger splint, two wrist braces at night, as well, exercising my hands daily.
Wooo Hooooo!!!!!!
I have new hope that I can continue on this drug for just short of 4 more years. I am relieved.
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Hello! I developed two trigger fingers and De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis (severe pain in my wrist tendon). I saw an orthopedic doctor who diagnosed my wrist condition, which my former oncologist poo pooed the idea and said it was not from Anastrozole — for that and other reasons I have found a new oncologist.
The orthopedic doctor suggested I have surgery, but instead I asked about PT in his office. After 8 PT visits I had some relief, but I went off Anastrozole for a month and started on Letrozole. I continued OT for 5-6 weeks, learned exercises to do daily, and my De Quervain’s and trigger finger were 95% better. It’s bern 14 months since I left PT, and I now have occasional slight pain in my wrist, and one finger if I over use it — then I do exercises a few times and I’m good as new. I have never had to wear my brace again!
Wishing you the very best, Pink Sister!
Mary