Help!!! Arimidex, then tamoxifen. Joint pain and weight gain.

CJs-Cupcakes

After finishing Herceptin, MO started me on Arimidex. ended with bad joint pain. Thought I would need a cane.

Mo switched to Tamoxifen. Has been 2 months. I have lots of weight gain. Went back on water pill. weight went down. MO took me off water pill. Weight shot up. now I have my feet and knee acting up. anyone else going thru this. If so, How did you handle it?

I hate all of this. need someone to talk to.

Maureen1

Yes to both the joint pain and the weight gain but sorry, wish I could say I am handling it...I feel better and can stop (not reverse) the weight gain if I exercise but unfortunately the joints make that difficult and the joints have become fragile. I am having surgery this week to remove a torn cartilage in my knee that happened when exercising last month, I've had to use a cane to walk since the injury, hoping the surgery helps:( I'm going to try to get back to a low carb diet, walking and light weight lifting in a couple weeks if all goes well. I'm sure someone else will come along with some good suggestions, hang in there! Maureen

CJs-Cupcakes

Thanks so much. Nice to know I am not crazy! Wishing you the best of luck.

Lindaw9958

I was diagnosed with stage 2a her2 April 1914. Went through 6 mos of chemo, lumpectomy, 36 does of radiation, and 1 year of herceptin. I was a very lucky person as I had no reactions. Then started on amerozole. Since I'm osteopenia they found in a hairline fracture in my left hip so they switched me to tamoxifen. The weight hasn't stopped adding on. Eating hasn't changed. I'm beside myself.