Femara

Hey Lisa

Reading your post about the Femara is sounding exactly how I feel.

I also found that around the 4 month mark of being on Femara the "real" pain and stiffness set in. Getting up from sitting or out of bed in the mornings I look and feel like I am 90.

I thought in the beginning I had got off lightly with the Femara but between the pain, stiffness, chills and then sweats straight after each other all day and night I now know I am taking the dreaded Femara.

My onco wants me to change to another AI (3rd one) but I am thinking I don't know whether that is a good thing to do because I am a good few months down the track on this one and starting a new one who knows it will be any different. When I go back to see him next month he will probably be annoyed at me but I guess I am scared to change now.

I agree with you that exercise definitely helps but doesn't quite take the pain away. I am on natural anti-inflams every day plus Panadol Osteo every 4 hours to get through the days at present along with Krill oil, Vit E, Vit D, glucosamine, B12, COQ10, orobiotic, multi, caltrate plus. Needless to say I rattle when I walk. I sometimes ask myself should I bother with taking all this as I still get all the symptoms. I have seen GP and Naturopath and shown my list to onco and they all agree I should stay on them..........The hormone clinic has now also added Clonodine to my tablet regime......

Sorry to say it but I do feel better knowing I am not the only poor bugger suffering from the Femara and I also remind myself there are sooooooo many people out there a lot worse off than me so I do count my blessings every day.

Lots of luv, Mich xoxo