Hi Morry,i have been on Femara for 14 months, and I have experienced sore feet, hands and joints, and Plantar Fasciitis. I don't believe that the foot pain from the Femara is the same as the Fasciitis. Unfortunately I have had about 3 nasty episodes of plantar fasciitis, and they all happened prior to femara. They take about a year or more to go, and I ended up using orthotics from the podiatrist. My most recent bout has coincided with some of my femara treatment, but it was there prior to starting, and am pleased to say has finally gone. However, this pain is quite different to the foot pain of Femara. Plantar fasciitis feels like a very bad bruise on the heel, and sometimes you can feel pulling into your
Archilles heel and even your calf. The femara
makes me hobble like an old lady, and gradually
after a few steps it improves. Since taking large
doses of fish oil, I am a lot better. Most joint pain
and foot pain is well controlled now, but nothing
seems to have helped my stiff and swollen finger
joints. I have had to increase my ring size, and I
have no strength in my fingers, nor can I make a
complete fist anymore. I blame the femara for
that, but maybe it was the chemo, or menopause,
but it appeared about 3 months after starting
femara. Love Chris xx