Anastrozole vs Letrozole

I took this for almost 3 months at the same time I was doing radiation every week day. I though all along that the radiation was making me so sick. My radiologist insisted that it was not radiation. That I may have the flu. I told my oncologist that I did not want to do any chemo. He told me this was a hormone blocker and I should take it for 5 years. I did not realize that this pill was making me so sick until I researched it here on WebMD, I feel my oncologist deceived me and I have changed doctors. I had most all of the side effects listed for this drug and suffered needlessly.

I have been taking Anastrozole generic 1 mg for a little over a month.Before taking the medication, I had pain in my hands and feet during the night and when I first get up out of bed. It feels like stiffness and tightness. I also had hot flashes that were severe. Since the medicine, I have had improvement in the hot flashes,(still there but not as bad) and the stiffness in the fingers and feet continues. I was premenopausal before the chemo.Now I am post menoposal. I had TC. My doctor says the stiffness is from the chemo and should subside. The hot flashes he says will get better. They are running a bell curve cycle. I am hoping I am at the end of the curve. lol. I have had some stiffness in my hips,knees and shoulders and do not know if it is related to the chemo,the anastrozole,or just my muscle imbalance. I will go to a Sports Medicine Doctor tomorrow to see what kind of stretches and treatment they think will help. Overall, I will keep taking the drug and Praising God that he has brought me through !