Femara

Hey Lisa

Congrats on your grandson!!! I am waiting for my lil granddaughter to arrive 1/1/13. All very exciting. Plus it is my daughters child which makes it even better.

I have been on Femara for a number of months now after trying Tamoxifin which I found I could function while on it so Medical Onco swapped me to Femara. To start with in first couple of months I thought YES this is going to be a breeze but then a couple of hot flushes started to creep in and the muscle and joint pain was back just like with chemo and I though oh my god........BUT I persevered and it has settled down somewhat again now. It took a little while. I still suffer with sore neck and hips but I had that even before my journey started. When I saw Medical Onco again the other day he said he could put me on a different drug and I thought about it and thought I could be worse off on a different one so I would rather suffer a little and see how I go on Femara at this stage.

I am walking 30mins a day, doing pool based exercises at least once a week (I have to travel 65klms for a pool) and back doing a gym session as often as I can. I am still getting tired but that is to be expected and I just tell myself everyone gets tired. I don't have nanna naps anymore, I have lil revivers where I just lay down as can't fall asleep like I used to. I am sleeping well at night with no sleeping pills so for me that is wonderful as sleeping was a problem.

I am also on Caltrate Plus, Vit D, Vit E, CoQ10, soluble B12, 1 Krill, Multi. I also take 2 Nalgesic Forte which are a Naturopath prescribed anti-inflammatory to help with my aches and pains. Plus I do take Panadol if needed and a Berocca when I need a boost. Needless to say I rattle when I walk but if it is going to help me get some energy back and keep my bones going then so be it. Medical Onco also told me to go onto Glucosamine/MSM the other day as well. I also try to have a good diet and added Chia Seed and Flax seed.

If you have any suggestions of other Super Foods for this wanna be active lady I would be so grateful. I was seeing a Naturopath before my diagnosis who was fantastic but she has since moved out of the area and my closest one would be 400klms away at this stage.

I hope you are enjoying your lil grandson and spending precious time with your daughter. I am so hanging out for my first cuddle of our soon to be new lil Princess :-)

LOL, Mich xoxo