Another new member...

Like you, @Daisyday - mine was missed by my mammogram just 4 months prior to my GP detecting it!  I was also out of pocket bigtime for my private surgery (about $6000 all up as lots of gaps in other areas, including my pathology! But I had a terrific surgeon & very little disfiguration) and then had rads in the public sector, for no cost!

I also have a 20 year history of arthritis & found that both Letrozole & Exemestane made it worse - and am please at finding Arimidex to be much 'easier' for me.  Are you relatively active?  Keeping on moving helps relieve some of the pain, even with arthritis!

All the best xx