Advice for aching wrists, joints
Hi 👋 I have been on Tamoxofin for just over a month and I’ve started experiencing really sore wrists to start and now pretty much all joints. It’s worse when I do body weight workouts, I feel like it...
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@Nina75 - welcome to the blog - to the club that NO-ONE wants to join!! grrr Feel free to fill us in on the rest of your story .... and ask any questions on ANYTHING - as there will be some of us who've experienced what you've experienced & good to bounce ideas off each other!! xx As @Cath62 says - it CAN settle down over time.
Tamoxifen is the only Hormone Tablet that I HAVEN'T tried just yet - so give it a good 6 weeks and then, if you are still in pain & discomfort - don't be afraid to ask your Onc for a change if you aren't coping with the Tamoxifen ........ I hope your Onc is 'understanding' of the side effects of AIs .... as some 'pooh pooh' the notion - when it is a very REAL source of angst and discomfort to us!! I actually swapped Oncs too, as my first Onc was VERY unsympathetic to my plight!!! My current Onc is lovely & really takes on board what I say!
Are you pre menopausal? Tamoxifen is often given to women who haven't started menopause yet - but some are also put onto the other AIs too.
I am currently on Arimidex and going 'ok' (3 years now) - after starting on Letrozole (6 weeks), then Exemestane (6. months) .... and my fingers, hands, wrists & joints were also quite painful - but I am going 'ok' just now! Stiff fingers ... but not too much pain.
take care, and all the best xx
Tamoxifen is the only Hormone Tablet that I HAVEN'T tried just yet - so give it a good 6 weeks and then, if you are still in pain & discomfort - don't be afraid to ask your Onc for a change if you aren't coping with the Tamoxifen ........ I hope your Onc is 'understanding' of the side effects of AIs .... as some 'pooh pooh' the notion - when it is a very REAL source of angst and discomfort to us!! I actually swapped Oncs too, as my first Onc was VERY unsympathetic to my plight!!! My current Onc is lovely & really takes on board what I say!
Are you pre menopausal? Tamoxifen is often given to women who haven't started menopause yet - but some are also put onto the other AIs too.
I am currently on Arimidex and going 'ok' (3 years now) - after starting on Letrozole (6 weeks), then Exemestane (6. months) .... and my fingers, hands, wrists & joints were also quite painful - but I am going 'ok' just now! Stiff fingers ... but not too much pain.
take care, and all the best xx