Hormone blocking therapy

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Conceiving & Hormone Blockers
Hi all, I am looking for information on having children after breast cancer. I am meeting with my oncologist to discuss this further but want to understand a little more on what may be involved in t...
NicoleUTM
20 hours ago
hormone-therapy
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Letrozole - compound pharmacy
Hello I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with getting Letrozole made by a compounding pharmacy to reduce the fillers and preservatives that come with the commercial Letrozole? I am about to...
AliceM
9 days ago
aromatase-inhibitors
hormone-therapy
letrozole
side-effects
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Letrozole - aches and pains continue
Last year I was switched from Tamoxifen to Letrozole. At first I was feeling okay on the Letrozole but then I had a post menopausal heavy bleed (thats a whole other story), so had a medication holid...
DianeD
11 days ago
letrozole
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Hormone inhibitor treatment decisions
Sorry this is a long post. 70 year old, between August 2024 to April 2025 diagnosed DCI, PR+, ER+, HR -, R partial mastectomy and reconstruction, radiation, Anastrazole(such awful, awful side effect...
be_sage
2 months ago
treatment decisions
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Using 'the oil' for Exemestane side effects
Hi there, I'm curious to hear from people who've been using 'the oil' to treat side effects of hormone therapy. I've noticed people don't say the actual name of it, assuming it gets flagged?! To cu...
Gemini78
2 months ago
aromatase-inhibitors
hormone-therapy
side-effects
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Cdk 4/6 inhibitor - node negative
Hi all - has anyone been on a cdk 4/6 for early breast cancer in Australia while node negative but otherwise having relatively moderate-high risk (eg stage 2, grade 2/3, high Ki67) hormone positive d...
Beginner
2 months ago
treatment
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Anastrozole
Hi all. I was diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma in October 2024. I had mastectomy of left breast in February with all clear margins. I am 75 years old and went to see the oncologist yesterday...
Mazza1949
4 months ago
treatment decisions
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Letrazole what's it like to take?
Hi everyone - I've been looking at my box of Femara (letrazole) for the past 3 weeks. I had a bone density scan a week ago and I have osteopenia which I'm dealing with by doing weight-bearing exercis...
Erika888
4 months ago
aramatose inhibitors
HORMONE TABLETS
LETRAZOLE
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Hormone treatments, tamoxifen and tendonitis
Hi there, I'm very new to this, but wondering if anyone has experience of tamoxifen and tendonitis? I've had two different types of breast cancer, but one side was HER2Positive so since January this ...
Wadi
4 months ago
hormone-therapy
research
side-effects
tamoxifen
treatment
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5Comments
Duration of endocrine therapy in premenopausal Australian patients
Hello all Very long time since I’ve poked my head into this discussion forum. I’d like to hear what other younger pre-menopausal patients around the country are being recommend regarding duratio...
youngdogmum
5 months ago
aromatase-inhibitors
hormone-therapy
young-women
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Tamoxifen and dizziness
Hi, I have a question about dizziness and tamoxifen. I have been on Tamoxifen for 19 months now and at first I didn't really have any side effects. But for the past few months I have noticed an i...
jewhite
5 months ago
tamoxifen
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Tamoxifen
Well woo hoo is what I say! I had seen on the news last weekend that some drugs had been reduced in their end price to us the patients. Well to my surprise I needed to pick up my next pack of Tamoxi...
iserbrown
5 months ago
tamoxifen
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Breakthrough bleed after first dose???
Hi all, after finishing 15 rounds of radiation therapy, i took my first dose on tamoxifen at 10am this morning, only to develop a breakthrough bleed by 5pm. I am perimenopaul and my last period was in...
JelsKovac
6 months ago
hormone-therapy
side-effects
tamoxifen
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4Comments
Early Breast Cancer Treatment Decision
Hi All, I recently was diagnosed with early breast cancer (stage 1, grade 2, HER Negative, Estrogen & Prog positive, no lymph nodes involve) three weeks ago I had a double mastectomy with tissue expan...
Melski
6 months ago
chemotherapy
hormone-therapy
mastectomy
tamoxifen
treatment
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Lower dose tamoxifen
I have taken tamoxifen 20mg for 6 years,I have now had a year off tamoxifen as I stopped taking due to side effects, my oncologist would like me to persist and start taking it again as I’m in my 40s a...
Milly21
6 months ago
aromatase-inhibitors
tamoxifen
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3Comments
Exemestane & cardiac symptoms
Hi all, Apologies if this has been covered before but I am hitting a brick wall with my oncologist who has denied any knowledge of problems with taking anti hormone treatment such as exemestane and i...
Natsubi
7 months ago
hormone-therapy
side-effects
226Views
2likes
10Comments
Tamoxifen
Hi everyone. As everyone was so helpful with my radiation burns post, I thought I’d ask another question. I started Tamoxifen 4 days ago and I’ve just started spotting. Is this normal? I remember my o...
frankie
7 months ago
tamoxifen
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5Comments
Acupuncture
Hi all, I've read a few of you mentioning acupuncture as a great natural approach to helping with menopausal symptoms and so I was wondering if people could share more with me? If anyone has recomme...
melways
7 months ago
hormone-therapy
menopause
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Emotional rollercoaster
How do you cope with the emotional upheaval caused by the hormonal changes brought on by treatment?
Marina1976
8 months ago
chemotherapy-side-effects
coping
emotions
hormone-therapies
hormone-therapy
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Anastrozole and zoladex
Hi everyone. Seeking advice from anyone in similar situation. I started Anastrozole about April and so far so good. My oncologist suggested this treatment as my hormone levels indicated I was in post ...
jo_c
9 months ago
anastrozole
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