Sore feet and Letrozole

Posted by avfort @avfort, Jan 26 9:05am

Anyone experience sore feet from Letrozole? For the last two weeks I'm experiencing sore feet (burning soles) and struggle to walk first thing in the morning getting out of bed. My ankle feels inflamed. What helps with the foot pain? Any advice will be appreciated.

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I take Letrozole and have both foot and hand pain. The pain is on the top of my feet and the hand pain is primarily in my thumbs. I've been treating it fairly successfully with Tylenol.

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I stopped Letrozole after 5 months due to debilitating pain in feet, hands, all joints. It started slowly and grew. Please research this drug - it has also caused trigger finger in both my hands - one middle finger and one pointer finger.

After stopping - now 7ish weeks, the joint and feet pain has dropped to about a 3/10 from 9/10 on good days.
My hands have neuropathy, especially my right hand - which my oncologist says may never recover. It may take well into a year or more if at all.

I opted out of all the standard cancer drugs and am in a watchful waiting period. I take some herbs and mushrooms - hoping for the best.

Quality of life is critical to me - I'm 62 and felt like my life was over.

Good luck. (p.s. my oncologist had me try cymbalta for the pain - it didn't touch the paid and he discontinued it by ramping down over weeks. xo

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I also have the stiffness in my fingers in the morning and noticed sometimes it is swollen. My Oncologist prescribed Arcoxia. Hope and pray it helps. This medication causing all kinds of aches.

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