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Following my completion of treatment a year ago, I was put on Arimidex - but that didn't last long as I developed a trigger thumb. My oncologist suggested a 2 week break, after which I swapped to Exemestane
The trigger thumb went away, but now some months down the line, I have two other trigger fingers and am suffering some real pain due to tendonitis linked to the other thumb.
I'm quite used to the other aches and pains by this point (stiff feet etc) but I wonder how bad the… read more
@A MyBCTeam Member. This yoga is a TV program that I discovered. She does some gentle yoga sitting in a chair. That's where I started, with those episodes (Happy Yoga with Sarah Starr). I can't do a lot of the other things because of my hands but I hope to be able to soon. An added benefit - I think it made my BP go down.
I also wanted to mention that I wear gloves to bed to help with the overall aches. The extra warmth does seem to help me.
Keep moving the trigger fingers as much as possible and ask the doctors what can be done for them. (make circles with your fingers, stretch them as much as possible, massage your hands, etc)
I am on arimidex and the trigger fingers started about four months ago. I tried physical therapy which helped but my thumb continued to get worse. The therapist suggest that I see a hand specialist. He told me this is a common side effect of this medicine. He has seen it before in other breast cancer patients. There are two solutions. You can have cortisone injections or have them surgically "released" with a minor surgery. As I can no longer bend my dominant hand thumb and I am a seamstress by profession, I am opting for the surgery.
I would suggest you try the therapy first. The exercises do help.
I also started glucosamine and doing some simple yoga. Both of these seem to help my overall stiffness. At first, I thought that yoga was kind of strange but became so stiff that I could barely get up off the floor. It does help.
Like you I was on Arimidex,I was in so much pain joints couldn't walk sometime,so my doctor also change mine to Exemestane it is so much better for me. I guess it works different for everyone been on for two yrs.Just like Candide keep moving your finger and massage your hands with a good lotion or oil.Take care praying that it get better for you.
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