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Letrozole and soft tissue injuries
Hi all
Been a while since I’ve been on and hoping someone can help.
Have been on Letrozole 3 years and this past year seem to be having a few soft tissue injuries not justified by my activities.First tennis elbow followed by plantar fasciitis and now have torn muscles in both upper arms , the left shoulder is also effected.I’m wondering if it’s related to Letrozole ? I see my oncologist for annual check up next week and will be bringing it up with him.
Been a while since I’ve been on and hoping someone can help.
Have been on Letrozole 3 years and this past year seem to be having a few soft tissue injuries not justified by my activities.First tennis elbow followed by plantar fasciitis and now have torn muscles in both upper arms , the left shoulder is also effected.I’m wondering if it’s related to Letrozole ? I see my oncologist for annual check up next week and will be bringing it up with him.
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- @arpie good news re nothing sinister . If you look online are 150 spots for bursa with most common bursitis spots shoulder , hip , knee , elbow and heel of foot. Am wondering about my eventful past 12 months as fits three of those. I might reading up about this as I agree seems awfully familiar on the blog with those that take AIs
@Romla My Hip CT & bone scan the other week, thankfully showed nothing sinister - but indicated bursitis in the hip area and general 'wear & tear' and some disc bulges too. I am having a phone consult with my Rad Onc next week (following MG & US last week for my 3 year check) and I will raise my hip issue with her, as it is ongoing, as is the shoulder pain. grrr
@Sister - all the best for your US too. It would appear that shoulder injuries are quite common on AIs ....- I do not fit the criteria with one exception - I was born in the Northern Hemisphere however Steve, my GP, scoffed at that and said maybe someone did a data check and found more cases in the Northern rather than the Southern Hemisphere.
I guess it is luck of the draw!
Take care - I was diagnosed with Dupuytren's Contracture a few years ago - pre BC. The medicos could not give me a definitive answer as to the cause but the family history of diabetes and possible Irish background (this could be the case as my immediate grandparents were from the UK) were the likely culprits. At the time I was told a local priest, a heavy drinker, had it from his alcohol abuse. His fingers were very bent up. I massage my hand regularly and try to make sure the fingers don't get bent. I think there was a post about this on here some time ago.
- It’s so hard to know what causes what - I do have side effects from Letrozole ( Femara) but no aches, bone or joint pain or soft tissue injuries after nearly eight years. Love to know what makes the difference. Hope you all get some relief soon.
- @iserbrown you haven’t hijacked my post. I was trying to raise the issue of soft tissue injuries and hormone therapy so was interesting to hear that there are others with similar. I hope that something can be done to assist your issues so that life becomes more manageable. I think we all need to think about this stuff and share so maybe the medical community will listen and something is done. xo
- I have recently been diagnosed with Dupuytren's Contracture. My Oncologist suggested they would normally see it in someone who does jackhammering.
Goodness knows why and I'm none too pleased about it. My hands are constantly busy......
I asked the Plastic surgeon if there was any correlation with BC and ongoing treatment.....No!
I have been on various Aromatose Inhibitors. Letrozole was unpleasant. Now I am back on Tamoxifen and although the bone pain is still there it's manageable.
@Romla, sorry, I didn't mean to hijack your post
Reading your troubles and the bursitis thought I would share in case someone else has it!
Take care
Oops @Sister. Sorry I meant does seem to be common. Once again it’s tendons , muscles and ligaments.
@Sister will be good to find out what the problem Is so that it can be fixed.Bursitis doesn’t seem to be uncommon amongst the hormone therapy cohort.
