Exemestane
hello, I’m new to the forum. Finished treatment for early breast cancer at the end of November and am now taking exemestane. Just wondered if anyone has any advice / information on dealing with the si...
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Dear @cherryberry
Your friends are fortunate - side effects with hormone blockers are quite common. I’m on Letrozole and mine are manageable - vaginal dryness and bone thinning - in that I don’t have any daily discomfort. But both need monitoring. Worth checking with your oncologist about any other options or ways of alleviating dryness. It took me years to accept that oestrogen cream would not send me straight to recurrence, and it’s helped a lot. Best wishes.
Your friends are fortunate - side effects with hormone blockers are quite common. I’m on Letrozole and mine are manageable - vaginal dryness and bone thinning - in that I don’t have any daily discomfort. But both need monitoring. Worth checking with your oncologist about any other options or ways of alleviating dryness. It took me years to accept that oestrogen cream would not send me straight to recurrence, and it’s helped a lot. Best wishes.