Joint issues or rheumatoid arthritis?
After 5 months of Letrozole and now a 3 week holiday from it because of developing very sore trigger fingers in both hands that has now increased to thumbs and wrists with persistent bone aches, my GP...
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@Shakalker - I came to BC from an arthritis background - and after being on Letrozole for 6 weeks, I had trigger finger as well that was extremely painful, with the base of my thumbs the worst pain ever. I ended up on prednisone in Feb this year, just so I could play my ukulele at a uke festival we were playing at! It made a HUGE difference. It continued on Exemestane. If you check out other Letrozole/AI posts, it is quite a common side effect on AIs specially for those without out previous arthritis symptom! However, it is rarely mentioned by our Oncs to be one to 'look for'.
My mother had rheumatoid arthritis but I've been told I have osteo arthritis - and not sure if it has been checked specifically for RF. I DO know that my CRP factor (which indicates inflammation) has been thru the roof for the last 10 years (way before my BC diagnosis) so much so that the GP rarely even mentions it now even tho it is way over the 'norm'.
I should ask for the RF to be tested too!! Usually with RF you have deformed fingers as well, I thought ..... the tips of 2 of my fingers are facing 'west' but they are not anything like my mother's hands.
I am on oils now that are helping.
My mother had rheumatoid arthritis but I've been told I have osteo arthritis - and not sure if it has been checked specifically for RF. I DO know that my CRP factor (which indicates inflammation) has been thru the roof for the last 10 years (way before my BC diagnosis) so much so that the GP rarely even mentions it now even tho it is way over the 'norm'.
I should ask for the RF to be tested too!! Usually with RF you have deformed fingers as well, I thought ..... the tips of 2 of my fingers are facing 'west' but they are not anything like my mother's hands.
I am on oils now that are helping.