Switched from Arimidex to Aromasin. I had too much pain in my hands and my knees. Aromasin is not much better. Onc then told me to take it every other day. I do not feel comfortable with this. He thinks Tykerb increases the side effects and the fatigue. He wants me to finish Tykerb in October and then go back up to one Aromasin every day. I hope it is still working.
Michka

My switch from Arimidex to Femara is not significant in terms of joint discomfort. But at this point it is manageable and just hoping it does not get worse.
At least I don't have a locked thumb like before.

I was on arimidex and switched to femara which did not bother me nearly as much.
Good luck!
fLORI

Loss of oestrogen will result in women being able to produce less long chain Omega 3 DHA [The Omega 3 found in fish oil] from the mother fat in the diet [vegetable sources like flax seed oil].

Arimidex [anastrozole] further decreases DHA production by the body.

The DHA and EPA in fish oil are anti inflammatory. Omega six is a raw material of inflammatory chemicals in the body.

Fish oil has been reported to reduce pain and assist in arthritis. Please see Greek Diet thread.

Please discuss dietary change with your doctor.

RB

From comments here http://her2support.org/vbulletin/sho...midex+fish+oil fish oil in adequate amount may indeed help.

As always I would suggest giving thought to looking at Omega 6 intake and balancing the omega 3 and 6 mother fats etc. See Greek diet thread.

If the symptoms respond to COX blockers Nasids then adding fish oil and balancing the Omega 3s and 6s should help.

You are probably going to have to consider the higher end of dietary recommendation eg 3 grams DHA and EPA combined total 3tps of high strength quality fish oil to see noticble effects and it may take a while.


Please discuss dietary change with your doctor.


RB

Balancing Omega 3 & 6/unblocking Conversion Pathways
 

Yes, RB! This is what I have learned from you, and tell everyone who is suffering from joint pain. I am 63 yrs old, and I have NO joint pain. I believe my Omega 3 supplements contribute mightily to this happy factor, among MANY other beneficial attributes of Omega 3.

You should write a book! Oh, right -- you did!! And, we should all read it's messages. As you so brilliantly point out in your OMEGA SIX THE DEVIL'S FAT -- A MESSAGE OF DIETARY HOPE: "We ARE truly the fats we digest"... "The message (of this awareness) lives in the shadows, waiting to be heard."

"This discovery of the researchers, may prove to be a fundamental dietary truth of enormous consequence. Become passionate about your physical essence, fats."

I PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR HELPING THE "ILLUMINATE THE ELEPHANT IN THE GLOBAL ROOM".
Andi http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/clip_art/gs...mals-butterfly

Andi, I see you were on Tamoxifen for 2 yrs. Are you currently taking an aromatase inhibitor?
Maryanne

Harrie Canarie...
 

Hello Maryanne!

You have been on my mind. I think I owe you an email. No, I know I owe you one. You are such a sweetheart. And I love your spiritual quest. You go, girl!

When I was orig dx, in '95, I was considered *borderline* ER/PR. So they put me on Tamoxifen, hoping I would gain some benefit.

When I recurred in '98, I was ER-/PR-. I was told to toss the Tamoxifen in the toilet. No good FOR ME.

I also found out about the newly discovered HER2 neu gene, and tested 80% positive for that!

Paul and I had been keeping up to date re bc, so we requested that test. Herceptin was still in clinical trials. I tried to get into one, to no avail. Too much Adria in '95. HOWEVER, The FDA fast-tracked this life-saving drug that tens of thousands were being denied access to.

So I became metastatic (throughout my liver) in Aug of '98. And Herceptin became available to met bc patients Sept. 28, 1998! I was so lucky. In the right place at the right time.

Had I received Herceptin as newbies now can do, perhaps I never would have recurred. Or had to deal w/Taxotere.

Still and all, I am grateful for that horrid drug. It helped save my life! And put me into remission.

Now I remain on Herceptin (in my 10th year!!) -- keeping further mets at bay.

I feel so blessed.

Love your attitude, Harrie Canarie... HUGS TO YOU!

Happy 4th. We are free to be!!

Andi http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/clip_art/gs...mals-butterfly

Hi Andi!
Thanks for your response.
The reason I was asking about the AI for you is because I assumed unless you were on an AI, why would you have joint pain? Although I do realize that there are some out there that are experiencing joint pain from the herceptin.
I never had joint pain from herceptin or tamoxifen. I do have it from the Femara. I can function (for now) but don't like it. I plan to give the Omega 3 a try soon. The chondroitin/glucosamine combo from the TriFlex from GNC doesn not help much.

You are my role model, you know that don't you...
from both the physical as well as spiritual aspects.

...we are what we are....and that is what makes life so beautiful....
(do you think I am catching on???? hee,hee,hee,heee!!)
muchas alohas,
harrieeeecanareeee