I'm on the third bite of the cherry and coming to the end of treatment. I'm on Anastrozole and will be for the next 10 years. I'm crippled with joint pain in my hands and shoulders. A month after surgery, double mx, I had a full range of movement. Now I can hardly lift my arms above my shoulders because of stiffness and pain.
Had anyone had a month's holiday from anastrozol which has been suggested by the ontology pharmacist? Did it give relief or did all the pain just come back same as before?
I'm still doing Aqua fit and Aquamed but rattle with painkillers.
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