Posted by Liz (post) on 5/14/2008, 3:16 pm
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I am not new to this board; just haven't posted in a while.
To the newbies: I am so sorry you have been inducted into this club. This site is a Godsend; visit it often.
My background: DX 4/06, IDC Stage 2A, N-, ER/PR+, HER2+, 2.4 cm. Lumpectomy/4 rounds of AC/Herceptin/radiation and now Arimidex. Which brings me to my question:
I have been on this anti (extremely anti) estrogen treatment since January of 2007. It took about 4 months for me to begin to feel some joint aches. Here I am 16 months into treatment, and boy, let me tell you, I have more than discomfort in my ankles/knees/wrists/elbows-every freaking joint! I saw my ONC on Monday. He offered to switch me to Tamoxifen or Femura. I am too chicken to stop the Arimidex and switch over for fear of a whole new set of side effects, and so much of the research indicates that Arimidex is extremely effective in reducing recurrence. AM I NUTS OR WHAT? I do more than my share of exercise, daily. I practice yoga. I work full time and switch over to running shoes during lunch hour to "run" errands. I know the importance of movement. I can't imagine how I would feel if I didn't work out. I was wondering if there are any of you ladies out there who are also struggling through with Arimidex's side effects. (I have other side effects too. I put off thinking about the real LONG TERM effects of this drug).
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