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My treatment included 10 breast cancer surgeries, 8 rounds of chemo and 5 years on Arimidex. The worst surgery was the DIEP Flap procedure mainly because I used my "good arm" to pull me up out of bed or a chair. As a result, a rib on that side flipped up over my collarbone, trapping a bundle of nerves between the bones. The pain was off the charts for six weeks, and I can't take many pain meds. I saw a pain management specialist who wanted to keep me on Valium... I DON'T THINK SO!!! I eventually saw a physical therapist who figured it out, manually flipped the rib back into place. Problem solved.

Arimidex was a witch!! If you're taking aromatase inhibitors then you know what I mean. Every day I felt like I was 110 years old. The only thing that got me through was daily exercise, walking yoga, weights. When I stopped the Arimidex, I began to feel better in about 3 or 4 days. While I understand it's no fun, I urge you to continue with your aromatase therapy because it does lessen risk of recurrence. My treatment included 10 breast cancer surgeries, 8 rounds of chemo and 5 years on Arimidex. The worst surgery was the DIEP Flap procedure mainly because I used my "good arm" to pull me up out of bed or a chair. As a result, a rib on that side flipped up over my collarbone, trapping a bundle of nerves between the bones. The pain was off the charts for six weeks, and I can't take many pain meds. I saw a pain management specialist who wanted to keep me on Valium... I DON'T THINK SO!!! I eventually saw a physical therapist who figured it out, manually flipped the rib back into place. Problem solved.

Arimidex was a witch!! If you're taking aromatase inhibitors then you know what I mean. Every day I felt like I was 110 years old. The only thing that got me through was daily exercise, walking yoga, weights. When I stopped the Arimidex, I began to feel better in about 3 or 4 days. While I understand it's no fun, I urge you to continue with your aromatase therapy because it does lessen risk of recurrence.