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Arimidex Pain Starting after 17+ months
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jun 3, 2021 | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
I have a a very similar experience. Mild, if any pain the first year then periodic flair ups for the next 6 months. Feet pain, knees, hips, shoulders and hands. All joints at different times and once and a while the “perfect storm” where everything hurt. I am a Yoga teacher and though my practice changed a lot through all of this it helps. I call this a tendon problem as it seems to be my tendons tighten up and create the pain in my joints. In January I asked to be switched to Exemestane. The pain left almost immediately. So happy! However...I am noticing some increasing pain again in my hands. Do what you can each day to bring joy and peace to yourself🙏
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I have had a delayed reaction also, I started Anastrozole in October of 2019 and my knee pain is especially unmanageable. They tell you to get out and exercise but it isn't possible with the pain and stiffness. I am on a three week break from the medication to see if it helps. I agree that it feels like tendon pain, the tendons feel like they are tightening and shrinking. This hasn't been much fun, insomnia depression, I try to be positive, but it's been difficult during these times.
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JKH, you are right on about the tendon pain problem. I have had severe tendonitis in my hands from my long-term keyboarding career and so my hands are the most vulnerable to pain and this is where I'm feeing it worse. It was tolerable the first year but now it's getting so it's constant ashiness. It also depends how much I'm putting my hands to task, but the pain is elsewhere as well, legs, knees, etc. I'll be discussing further with my oncologist next month. Thank you for your insight! Best wishes on your journey.