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Lynne

You could try Vitamin D supplementation. This has to be done with the doctor even though you can get Vitamin /d over the counter, as what counts is the blood level. In one experiment, patients taking Aromatase Inhibitors who achieved a Vitamin D level (I believe its the 25 hydroxyl form of the vitamin) of 66 ng/ml had significant relief of Aromatase Inhibitor joint pain. Its worth a try and to have a high vitamin D level is very beneficial as far as breast cancer in general in terms of survival. Many doctors are used to thinking a Vitamin D level of 30ng/ml is excellent and might think a level of 66 is too high. Vitamin D does not become toxic until the level is 150ng/ml or more. To have a level of 70ng/ml might benefit the joint pain and is likely to slow the breast cancer progression. Speak with your oncologist.

Paul