My story

Hi Donna,

When I started femara I had just finished 6 months of chemo. The 1st 6 weeks my body struggled hormonally but then settled and my only ongoing symptom in stiffness of the fingers just on waking which goes away quickly. My oncologist says this is common.

I also had mets in my sternum but chemo took care of it and the pain went away. Occaisionally when lying on my side I can pin point the tumor due to discomfort. I had radiation to shoulder and spine and was improving significantly within 6-8 weeks. I didnt get immediate pain relief but definitely long term.

If you have some one to support you by making green juices +/- also carrot juices that is a good start.

My regieme starts with a warm lemon juice 1 st thing on waking. This gets the bile flowing from the liver which is so important for detox. I then have a green juice ( mostly organic when I can source them-celery,cucumber, lettuce, kale,fennel,a little cabbage ).

About 4 mornings a week I try to have green smoothies which I include kale, chia seeds soaked in some water, raspberries(frozen ones fine), cacao, splash flaxseed oil,dulse flakes and almond milk. I find these great but you have to acquire a taste for them. I chose not to put fruits that are sweet as it is recommended to keep them to minimum. Sam who sent you a message would happily give you some ideas.

There are other plenty of other breaky ideas but it depends on your preferences.

Hydration is very important and they recommend aim 3-4 litres filtered water daily. This impacts on energy levels.

I will leave it there. 'Energise for Life' is a good website for looking at alkaline foods to get some ideas.They also email good recepies from time to time.

My suggestion is start working on 1 meal at a time and breaky is certainly a good one to start with.

Hope you find this useful