Duavee side effect - lumps on arm, knee, ankle, forehead

I took Duavee for thirteen days beginning on May 23. On June 4th (a Sunday) my forehead was hurting slightly so I held the cup of warm green tea I was drinking on my forehead. Later that day I was using a magnifying mirror to pluck my eyebrows and saw a mark on my right eye that looked like a “water pocket”. Then later in the evening just before midnight while washing my hands I noticed my left arm was a little sore and looked deformed on the inside next to the bend of my arm. It was a knot about the size of a small egg.

This really freaked me out so I retrieved the insert which mentions swelling of the arms or legs and called BCBS’s ask a nurse because it was late Sunday night. She sent me to the emergency room.

I went to the emergency room where the doctor on call prescribed an ultrasound to make sure the knot was not a blood clot. She informed me to continue Duavee until the doctor who had prescribed it told me to discontinue the drug. I thought, "Whatever…I've taken my last Duavee!"

So, here it is October 9 and I still have lumps on my arm, knee, and ankle. Although, they have reduced in size somewhat. After several doctor visits none of them, nor Pfizer can tell me what the lumps are, if they are harmful, or if they will go away. The ones on my arm and knee are sore sometimes.

Has anyone else had this side-effect after taking Duavee?

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