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Brenda5
8 years agoMember
Perhaps with your age, rather than the heavy duty infused chemo you could qualify for just the chemo pill? My dad has metastic cancer and although at 76 he did have the infused chemo, it didn't really help him and he is now on the chemo pill and his results have been astounding with his blood count from 48 down to 19. Talk to your specialists. Get a Macgrath nurse to ask questions too if you aren't getting the answers you need. I am 54 and on Tamoxifen and while a bit rough with side effects at first, I am not too bad after 18mths now. I take 50mg of aspirin to help keep clots at bay as I got one behind my eye but it is resolving itself with time. The secret to good bone health and joint pain is exercise. Just walk it all off. Yep it hurts when you first get going and you will be worn out when you are finished but believe me, the pain will go away through exercise.