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Tamoxifen and fuild retention
Hi this is my first post I was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer in June 2017, it was small and it did not spread to the lymyh nodes, my treatment was a Lumpectomy 16 doses of radiation and I am...
I too find that if I am mobile joint pain improves - I walk daily , attend a gentle stretch and balance class twice weekly as well as Encore a free hydrotherapy class provided by the YWCA available in a few states .I find if I sit around too much joint pain is much worse but activity seems to allow me to move past it ie it goes away after a while in an exercise session.I have had back , ankle and knee pain.I also have fluid retention in my lower legs which the daily walk helps considerably - I am on an aromatise inhibitor called Letrozole.Exercise has not come easily to me and some days is not easy to get going but it really does make a difference to me including how I am feeling about life.Oddly I have found after a while it’s part of my day I am keen to do - exercise seems to be somewhat addictive esp walking. PS I walk listening to music on my phone -
is agreat distraction from the task at hand as silence is not golden for me plus have just bought an armband for the phone on eBay so a lot easier with hands free
is agreat distraction from the task at hand as silence is not golden for me plus have just bought an armband for the phone on eBay so a lot easier with hands free