Exemestane and Joint/Muscle/Tendon Pain

Sister said:

I am also on Letrozole and I'm always in pain and stiff from it - it's just the severity and prominence of the location that changes from day to day.  Sometimes exercise can help (particularly with the feet and legs), sometimes it makes it far worse.  I can't take ibuprofen and similar due to allergy.  I do take anything from panadol to panadeine forte to deal with it but as @kmakm says, codeine is problematic.  My oncologist prescribed me 7 days of prednisolone a few months ago and I have to say it was like a magic wand - the pain disappeared within 6 hours of the first dose.  It took a while to return fully after the course finished but I would have to say it is different now as prior to the prednisolone it was more constant.  However, as with AIs, prednisolone can have a severe impact on bone density so it cannot be an ongoing treatment.  My onc has agreed, a little reluctantly, that I can take a tablet again this year if I just can't deal with things.  I'm saving this up.

I'm not necessarily a believer, but I just heard that researchers in Adelaide are presenting their findings on the benefits of fish oil on inflammation caused by rheumatoid arthritis.  Now, I don't think that I have RA but it is inflammation that is causing my pain so I'm prepared to give it a go.  They use liquid fish oil (the brand that they have been associated with in the past is Melrose) and from what I can find out, the dose is 10-15 ml per day though that is from older research so may not be accurate.  Anyway, I started that yesterday so will keep my fingers crossed.