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Taking collagen powder while on Tamoxifen
Wondering if anyone can help point me in the right direction? I am wanting to take a collagen powder supplement while taking Tamoxifen. I asked my oncologist and he suggested I check drug to drug int...
LauraB27
23 days ago
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Zoladex 3 monthly available but not PBS covered for women
I wanted to share something I recently learned as it might help ease the burden of regular monthly injections. I recently learned that the goserelin injections many of us have monthly are actually a...
NWhite1
24 days ago
Endocrine Therapy
Goserelin
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zoladex
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Has anyone completed 10 years of zoladex?
Hi, I'm nearing the end of 10 years of zoladex. Is anyone else still young and thinking what next?? im 41, diagnosed at 32. Had chemo double mastectomy and hormone therapies. thanks everyone....
Libby20
24 days ago
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Ceasing zoladex
Hi, is anyone having discussions with there oncologist about the ceasing of zoladex? I’m 8 years + on zoladex. Is anyone similar and considering options? I’m 41. thanks everyone
Libby20
24 days ago
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Letrozole question
I am newly diagnosed & on Letrozole to shrink the tumour before surgery on August 12. I’m 68 so well past menopause. My mind is spinning with it all. I’ve been reading about side effects & I know t...
Ann58
27 days ago
letrozole
side effects
teeth
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Letrozole and dermatitis?
Hi all - I have been on letrozole for about 10 weeks now, following a lumpectomy and radiation for hormone positive ILC. Over the last couple of weeks I have developed a terribly itchy red rash over ...
JMC
1 month ago
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letrozole
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Hormone Blockers Weight gain & GLP-1s
Hi Everyone, I am 53 yeards old and 3 years into hormone blockers and am managing (barely) all the side-effects except for one. Weight gain. I have always been fit and active and I am working out mo...
itsjustablip
1 month ago
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Exemestane and bleeding
I’m not sure where to direct my question about Exemestane and bleeding. I had small IDC removed via lumpectomy followed by 15 rounds of radiation. Due to possible interactions with other medications...
Bluebell-1
1 month ago
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Tamoxifen - any good news stories?
Hi all, I'm 54yo, just had a single mastectomy and my prognosis is looking good. Oncologist is just waiting for the Endopredict to return a result but is hedging towards Tamoxifen or similar. The mor...
PaulaF72
1 month ago
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side-effects
tamoxifen
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Tamoxifen - Periods
Hi there. I am now on my 5th month of 5mg of Tamoxifen ( DCIS diagnosis, 2 ops and 15 days RT later ),and have been regular like clockwork and periods have been less painful and lighter. However thi...
kittykatster
1 month ago
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Hormone Therapy
I had a double mastectomy two weeks ago and need to take letrizole. I have also been told to have a bone scan and PET scan. I have a few questions, firstly, when should I begin taking letrizole, do I...
Nutmeg
2 months ago
letrozole
mastectomy
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DCIS, single mastectomy, no hormonal blocking therapy
Hello , Please I am looking for information/comments/ personal experience of receiving no hormonal bocking therapy post single mastectomy. Ive had a single mastectomy for a high grade DCIS , tw...
SunshineViolet
2 months ago
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Letrozole or Tamoxifin?
Hi Fellow Hormone blockers :-) Really need some advise , my situation 60yrs old with thin bones Had 15cms DCIS removed via mastectomy and a 5mm invasive cancer. The oncologist is giving me the choi...
Tangerine
2 months ago
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letrozole
side-effects
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Ceasing hormone therapy
Hi Everyone. I am 43 and was diagnosed in October last year with Stage 1 ductal breast cancer in my left breast. I had a lumpectomy and sentinel node removal in November with clear margins and clear ...
Kimf3
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
treatment decisions
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Xanthelasma and raised cholesterol on letrozole.
Triple pos IDC girl here. I’m post 5 mths chemo, single mastectomy with lymph sweep with clear margins and post oopherectomy. Finished trastuzimab a bit early due to side effects so now plan is for ...
JadeN
4 months ago
letrozole
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Hot Flushes
After switching from Anastrazole to Tamoxifen I have turned into a volcano of hot flushes and I can’t cope with them any more. I’ve tried all the “things”, including acupuncture & hypnotherapy but st...
misglen
5 months ago
hot flushes
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Tamoxifen and ulcers
Hi! Has anyone experienced lip ulcers (not inside the mouth) when starting tamoxifen?
Summer2025
8 months ago
tamoxifen
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Giredestrant - SERD
Hello there, Reading the news coming out of the San Ontonio Breast Cancer Symposium this year (happening right now) and there is a very positive, yet early, study on a new SERD on Early stage BC in...
cactusk
9 months ago
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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
9 months ago
letrozole
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