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Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Nov 21, 2024 | Replies (1935)Comment receiving replies
Hi Francine,
Yes the knees have been terrible. Especially my left knee on the inside where your knees would meet. At times I feel as if it will give out and I will get a shooting pain. For the last week it has been my legs and tingling which would wake me up as if I have restless leg. The pain is not relieved with Advil. Only if I rest and lay down do they feel better but as soon as I get up they feel weak. How long have you been on the medication.
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I have been on the medication for 7 weeks. My oncologist just told me to stop taking the medication for 2 weeks and let me body adjust. We will then see the next step and what other Ai might work better or perhaps a smaller dose. What works for my knee pain is exercise and yoga. I do it everyday. When I sit too much is when my knee pain kicks in. Being off the pill for 2 weeks will show me whether the AI is exacerbating my arthritic knees.
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@jeannie53 I tried anastrozole twice for 3 weeks only. I have never felt so much pain! My oncologist was upset with me because he felt I had not given the meds enough time! I explained to him I was 65 active and have 4 grandsons. I kayak, fish, swim....QUALITY of life is more important sometimes and I firmly believe some oncologists don't get that!
I am going to try aromasin but start at every other day!
My 2 lymph nodes and marginal tissue were clear and I was stage 1A and I feel my oncologist is trying scare tactics! Timing to find a new oncologist!
You wait and see what yours tells you.