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sassy · 12-28-2013, 09:54 AM

Hey Paula,

The stiffness could very well be a side effect of the AI, and possibly the Zometa also. You can do a search on the site for "AI side effects" or "joint stiffness" and probably find several thread that discuss this.

I was on one of the three AI's for a total of 8 years and experienced significant joint stiffness on each.

Hoping you get only good news next week!

12-28-2013, 09:54 AM	#3
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	Re: Bone Mets Hey Paula, The stiffness could very well be a side effect of the AI, and possibly the Zometa also. You can do a search on the site for "AI side effects" or "joint stiffness" and probably find several thread that discuss this. I was on one of the three AI's for a total of 8 years and experienced significant joint stiffness on each. Hoping you get only good news next week! __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED!