Femara

Hi Happysayls and Jo, I too am well and truly over Femara. I am 53, and started femara 6 months ago after 4 months on Tamoxifen and 4 cycles of taxotere and cyclophosphamide. I had a dreadful time with dry eye during chemo, but this problem had been with me for some time before chemo. Chemo really exacerbated it, but now it is back to pre chemo days. I find Refresh liquifilm drops very soothing. I didn't get side effect from femara till I had been taking them for 3 months. Now I feel like an old lady. My legs ache, and I'm very stiff in my joints, so getting up out of a chair or out if the car is difficult. I also find turning over in bed hard and I wake up stiff in the morning. I can not crouch down as I can't get up again, and I am also struggling with the the stiff fingers and the starting of trigger fingers, which sounds like what you have Happysayls. I can still open and shut them , but they sort of clunk open and shut and are getting caught along the way. I find that taking fish oil has taken the edge off the pain. Over Christmas I went off fish oil as I was having my reconstructive surgery and fish oil is a blood thinner. I was off this for about 4 weeks, and my side effects were much worse, so I am now back on it. Next week I see my oncologist and, boy, do I have some questions for him. I will post anything he can tell me re this Femara. I want to know whether this pain is arthritis, or side effects of the drug, and will it ever ease up. Good luck ladies with this drug. Love Chris xx