Aromatase Inhibitors & carpal tunnel and trigger finger: Anyone?

Thank you, I will look into it. I really would like too knit again. I put my ice pack on my feet, then I move it to my hand, and lastly to my elbow. 😂😂 Then I can get to sleep.
Are done with endocrine therapy now?

Thank you for sharing this. I just found out that the local orthopedic practice no longer accepts Tricare insurance so this is in my shopping cart.
Is it an adhesive splint or a slip on? Do I need to buy multiple packages?

@auntieoakley I had a trigger finger from taking Anastrozole. I researched and found this splint. It worked for me. I bought on Amazon.

Although my trigger fingers fingers started well after I finished Anastrazole. There have been more drugs to follow, I have had one trigger finger for years, right before the pandemic the doc put a cortisone shot in it, and made it worse. Now some years later it is awful and I have two more starting in the other hand. I would love to spin and knit again.
I hope you don’t mind if I give you the third degree now.😂 How did it go with surgery? Did the doctor acknowledge a connection to the drugs? Is there a risk it will return? How long had you had it before surgery?

I had a trigger thumb in 2022 before I got diagnosed or started any medications and I had surgery then. I haven’t had any issues with it since. I just recently had surgery on my middle and pointer and so far so good. I don’t know how you had it for years. It would wake me up at night, it was horrible. My surgeon said the only way to truly “fix” the issue. It’s not a bad procedure, it only took a few minutes after they numb you up. Recovery has been a few weeks.

Although my trigger fingers fingers started well after I finished Anastrazole. There have been more drugs to follow, I have had one trigger finger for years, right before the pandemic the doc put a cortisone shot in it, and made it worse. Now some years later it is awful and I have two more starting in the other hand. I would love to spin and knit again.
I hope you don’t mind if I give you the third degree now.😂 How did it go with surgery? Did the doctor acknowledge a connection to the drugs? Is there a risk it will return? How long had you had it before surgery?

I had breast cancer and took Anastrozole and after 10 months I had trigger fingers on both hands, I switched to Letrozol and it got slightly better but still had 2 trigger fingers. I decided to have surgery even though I believed it was from the medication. Since I have to take the meds for 5-10 years I could not deal with that for that long.

Can you tell me where you went for this OT--I had PT for this this week and I really wanted a place that specialized & understood BC & Anastrozole side affects. I got a splint , that's it. She mentioned repeatedly possibly getting Steroid injection or if it is so pervasive, surgery...:((

I would suggest to find an OT for your trigger finger & carpel tunnel. I have 2 trigger fingers that showed up as a result of taking Anatrazole and I've had carpel tunnel for years but it got worse on the meds. My PT suggested I see an OT for my trigger finger - at that time I had 1 on my right hand - I'm so glad I decided to give OT a try as it helped tremendously. The therapy includes hot wax dip, ultrasound & tooling - she also had me wear silicone finger sleeve during the day and another type that keeps your finger from bending at night plus I wear my brace for carpel tunnel at night as well. Couldn't believe how it helped - it doesn't trigger much and when it does no pain and I'm able to open jars,
cut things etc. About 6 months later another finger started to trigger on my left hand so back to OT & same results. She said others she's treated who took Anatrazole found that once they were able to go off it their issues cleared up. So for me not having surgery as this has helped me so much, and given all fingers are fair game I don't want to go that route. My therapy lasted a month going 2 x's a week and if I have a flare up I go in for a "tune up" as my OT refers to it. I hope you find relief. Take care.