Recent DiscussionsHormone 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...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...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...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...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...Hormone treatments, tamoxifen and tendonitisHi 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 ...Duration of endocrine therapy in premenopausal Australian patientsHello 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...Tamoxifen and dizzinessHi, 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...TamoxifenWell 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...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...Early Breast Cancer Treatment DecisionHi 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...Lower dose tamoxifenI 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...Exemestane & cardiac symptomsHi 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...Using 'the oil' for Exemestane side effectsHi 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...TamoxifenHi 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...AcupunctureHi 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...Emotional rollercoaster How do you cope with the emotional upheaval caused by the hormonal changes brought on by treatment? Anastrozole and zoladexHi 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 ...Letrozole aches and painsHi everyone, I hope everyone is having a good day today :) I was put on Tamoxifin in March after my BC treatment, and then I found I had PALB2 so I had an oophorectomy and my Onc changed my meds...Hormone blockersI have just completed radiotherapy and will start Letrozole in a few weeks. I am petrified having read the side effects experienced. I am in menopause and wonder if the impact will be less or if ther...
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