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Yes, Absolutely!
Hi Pink Girl,
I was on Arimidex first and I had terrible joint pain in my hands and my fingers were locking more and more - it got pretty bad. I switched to Femara and it is soooo much better. I have to say my knees are worse, but not as bad as my hands had been on Arimidex, so it is a bit of a trade off, but a good one for me.
Arimidex also led to an unnessary surgery due to the side effect of thickening the uterine wall - had to have the surgery to make sure it wasn't something else - but it was concluded it was due to the Arimidex.
Switch, try them all, hopefully one will work better for you than another. Good Luck!
Donna
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Donna in the Sierra Foothills of California
Diagnosed 6/7/06 invasive ductal carcinoma/ductal carcinoma in situ
Lumpectomy 6/21/06
Pathology: Er 99% Pr 10% Her2/neu 3+
DNA Index 1.0
S-Phase 3/High
Primary Tumor 2.4 cm Sentinel Node Tumor 2.1cm
A/C/T+ Herceptin + rads + Arimidex
stopped Herceptin after 7 mos. due to low MUGA
Surgery for thickened uterine tissue May 2008 - conclusion: side effect of Arimidex
Switched from Arimidex to Femara - joint/tendon problems significantly better!
2 year mark Pet scan and Echo shows all clear!
5 year mammogram with ultrasound shows no sign of cancer - yay!
11 years, 11 months new breast cancer - found lump
Mastectomy 4/30/2018
Pathology: Er99%, PR 28%, Her2 negative! (new type)
Faslodex
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