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Aromasin and weight gain, now I know Im not going mad...
Hey all, I had to share this as Ive thought I was going mad all these years, but now I know I'm not. I finished my treatment for my 2nd diagnosis in 2015 and was placed onto Arimidex, I was then ch...
@melclarity. I can completely relate to what you are saying about this AI.
I was on Tamoxifen for five years. I put on at least 10kg. I went up two dress sizes. As soon as I finished taking the Tamoxifen I lost all of that weight. It was fun buying new clothes which still fit me now, 11 years later.
I am now taking Letrozole with Palbociclib. My oncologist gets excited when she thinks I have put on weight. She doesn't know that I have had bullimia in the past.
It is all well and good to be on these medications but the way we feel about our bodies, given their mutilation, should be considered.
I was on Tamoxifen for five years. I put on at least 10kg. I went up two dress sizes. As soon as I finished taking the Tamoxifen I lost all of that weight. It was fun buying new clothes which still fit me now, 11 years later.
I am now taking Letrozole with Palbociclib. My oncologist gets excited when she thinks I have put on weight. She doesn't know that I have had bullimia in the past.
It is all well and good to be on these medications but the way we feel about our bodies, given their mutilation, should be considered.