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Suggest Remedy For Muscle & Joint Pain
I finished five years of tamoxifen three months ago. For the last four weeks I have had terrible aches and pains in muscles, joints and nerves and they move around from arms to legs to hands, left side then right side. My doctor did blood work that showed inflammation, but otherwise normal. She is sending me to a rhymatologist. My oncologist said he s sure it s not cancer related, but ordered a bone scan. I don t want more radiation. I had DCIS stage 0 cancer. Just want to know if this is a side effect of ending tamoxifen after five years. No problems taking it, but the pain is unbearable.
Wed, 2 Mar 2016
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have muscle & joint pain. Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like carpal tunnel syndrome , rheumatoid arthritis , medication reaction or side-effect , acute sinusitis , viral syndrome or mononucleosis. I would suggest you to consult general practitioner for proper examination . Doctor may order blood test , urine test to check uric acid or take history . Doctor may prescribe anti viral like acyclovir , anti inflammatory , anti pyretic or refer you to orthopedic surgeon for proper examination . For now take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain and drink plenty of water . Fruit and vegetables and pure water should be consumed in abundance. At least 30 minutes of brisk cardio exercise a day is recommended. Also avoiding processed foods, fried foods, red meat, carbonated beverages or processed sugars.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have muscle & joint pain. Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like carpal tunnel syndrome , rheumatoid arthritis , medication reaction or side-effect , acute sinusitis , viral syndrome or mononucleosis. I would suggest you to consult general practitioner for proper examination . Doctor may order blood test , urine test to check uric acid or take history . Doctor may prescribe anti viral like acyclovir , anti inflammatory , anti pyretic or refer you to orthopedic surgeon for proper examination . For now take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain and drink plenty of water . Fruit and vegetables and pure water should be consumed in abundance. At least 30 minutes of brisk cardio exercise a day is recommended. Also avoiding processed foods, fried foods, red meat, carbonated beverages or processed sugars.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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