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Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after breast cancer treatments
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Nov 12, 2019 | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
I’ve been taking letrozole for 3 months with continuous neck and shoulder pain. I’m considering switching to exemestane. May I ask how your symptoms improved? There is an interesting article/podcast on Breastcancer.org titled How to Relieve AI related Pain, by a Dr.Khanna. I at least understand the reason for joint pain.
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I could barely walk from the anastrozole and letrozole, the bone pain was so horrendous in my heels and ankles as well as in my elbows and hands. On the exemestane, I am not having all of that. I also think I'm having less hot flashes, but I do take my pill at night so I may be sleeping through most of that. The one thing I am having is insomnia - I can go to sleep easily, but awaken about 3 hours after falling asleep and then get up and read my Nook for a while and then go back to sleep. The trade off for me - bone pain or insomnia - I'll take the insomnia!