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Hi Michka,
I had the same pain you described when I first started taking the AIs. I have tried both Femara and Aromasin. I switched from Aromasin to Femara because the pain from the Aromasin was awful. The Femara made me depressed so I switched back to the Aromasin as I felt I could deal with the pain easier than the depression. I asked the dr about Arimidex, but he told me chemically it was identical to the Femara so I never tried it. Just like the others, the pain did get better over time. I still have achiness especially in the morning or after being still for awhile, but it is night and day compared to how it used to be before. I wish I knew that when I was having the pain because I thought it was pretty unbearable for awhile and if I had known that it was going to get better I would have at least felt better mentally. Hang in there, I hope you find one that best for you and that i am sure it will get better for you too.
Hugs,
Patricia
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age 37 @ dx 7/21/05: IDC 1.5cm, grade III, Stage 1c, ER /PR+, HER2+,
7/29/05: Partial Mastectomy
dx 8/15/05: Papillary Thyroid Cancer
9/15/05: Total Thyroidectomy
A/C X 4 DD, 11 weekly Taxol + Herceptin, + 9 mos Herceptin Alone, 36x Rads, Lupron, Aromasin
7/29/07: 2 years NED :)
8/6/07 Oopherectomy (Lupron no more! :-)
Aromasin & Estring plus Synthroid and supplements
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