trigger finger

[BonnieR]

Myra Lynn, I also developed trigger thumb on my right hand last year. Very disconserting. I had been on Femara. My onc gave me a "break" of a week or two and then we tried Aromasin. So far, so good. She told me that these AIs are fairly interchangable and something not tolerated by one person is okay for another. And even though they are similar, we individually seem to react differently to each. So that I can probably get through to the finish line by swapping again, if needed. And you probably can as well. The trigger thumb went away when I switched drugs. So keep the faith!

Hi Myra,

I also had real problems with trigger finger while on arimidex a few years ago. I found it really hard to cope with everyday things and felt after everything I had gone through this was the straw that broke the camle's back!! I had physio and accupuncture which really helped. I stayed on Arimidex and now take turmeric which also helped with swollen finger joints...they have all gone down and no pain at all :-)
My doctor mentioned Aromasin but I felt I wanted to keep that for later just in case Arimidex failed.

Good luck