Calcium supplements or not?
My Onc told me to start taking Calcium/vitamin d supplements when I began Letrozole 5 1/2 weeks ago, but having read recently the issues of heart disease caused by added calcium, I don’t think I wan...
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Sounds like you know what works best for you @Doodoo . It can be hard to feel confident about all sorts of things to do with your health after bc! But it’s good to feel supported in your choices. Lots of support on here.
Glad you are finding Letrozole ok so far. I had some aches and pains for a while but they settled with time. I have had trouble with low bone density but have found weightlifting and a good diet are controlling that. Any issues I have had, I seem to have found a way to improve them. I was on Tamoxifen for two years before Letrozole (no significant side effects on Tamoxifen), so all up have just passed 5 years of hormone therapy. I would say my quality of life is pretty good and so far the hormone therapy seems to be keeping me cancer free so that is really good! :)
Glad you are finding Letrozole ok so far. I had some aches and pains for a while but they settled with time. I have had trouble with low bone density but have found weightlifting and a good diet are controlling that. Any issues I have had, I seem to have found a way to improve them. I was on Tamoxifen for two years before Letrozole (no significant side effects on Tamoxifen), so all up have just passed 5 years of hormone therapy. I would say my quality of life is pretty good and so far the hormone therapy seems to be keeping me cancer free so that is really good! :)