Hi I'm 58 and 6 years post diagnosis and 4 yeas post treatment for HER2+ BC. Had chemo and radio plus Herceptin. Had two bone density tests during treatment half way and at end. There were some signs of bone loss but at no point was I told to keep having these tests. Fast forward to a fall and fractured wrist and a bone…
Hello, I am her2 menopausal. Had lumpectomy surgery, 17 chemos and radio. My oncologist wants to start me on Letrozole tablets next. I'm worried about getting osteoporosis?! I suffered a fair amount of joint soreness thru my final chemos. Anyone else take letrozole and get joint or bone side effects from them???
I’ve just been diagnosed with osteoporosis (my T score is -2.9) and I’m 42. I was diagnosed with BC in July last year... I’m NED and on Zoladex and Exemastane. This is something I was not expecting. I think I’m going to stop anti-cancer treatment. I don’t want my T score to drop any further.
Hi Ladies, I love the sharing of information as I think it's valuable to everyone here. I had my Oncologist visit yesterday and received my Bone Density results. Compared to 2016 there is a marked improvement in my TScore in the Lumbar Spine it was -2.9 and now is -2.2 with a Z-score that was -2.4 and now is -1.6. The…
BCNA is coming to Tasmania as part of our free national Information Forum series. We are bringing leading experts to events in Devonport on Tuesday 30 April to talk on a range of breast cancer topics. Our events are for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or who is living with or after a breast cancer…
BCNA is coming to Tasmania as part of our free national Information Forum series. We are bringing leading experts to events in Hobart on Thursday 2 May to talk on a range of breast cancer topics. Our events are for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or who is living with or after a breast cancer…