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Artferret
7 years agoMember
Letrozole vs anastrozole
Has anyone gone from Letrozole to Anastrozole and found that the side effects eased or did they just stay the same? My right hand is just ballistic at the moment, stiff, sore all over particularly rou...
arpie
7 years agoMember
I've been on Anastrozole/Arimidex for a couple of months now after stopping Exemestane & Letrozole for extreme side effects
So far, so good!! My thumbs (particularly the left one) is still a problem & I've been giving the base of it a good 'massage' whenever I think of it to try & break down the lump that has calcified around the tendon, causing the Trigger Thumb & pain. Time will tell.
I occasionally have a bad sleep (but that was common even before I was diagnosed) - and I seem to be coping with it quite well so far. Mind you, it took 6 months for the Exemestane to get everything really painful .....
All the best xx
So far, so good!! My thumbs (particularly the left one) is still a problem & I've been giving the base of it a good 'massage' whenever I think of it to try & break down the lump that has calcified around the tendon, causing the Trigger Thumb & pain. Time will tell.
I occasionally have a bad sleep (but that was common even before I was diagnosed) - and I seem to be coping with it quite well so far. Mind you, it took 6 months for the Exemestane to get everything really painful .....
All the best xx