Early Days on Letrozole
So, I started taking Letrozole on the 1/6/18. My oncologist says I have to be on it for 10 years as several ongoing studies are indicating cancer preventing benefits beyond the seven year mark. It...
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@kmakm ..... don't wait 6 months if the side effects are gross. A friend was put on a cream when she had a skin disease & it was actually burning her more & making the condition worse - but she 'stuck it out' for months before finally complaining about it. She was allergic to it. If she'd told them when she'd first noticed, they would have changed it immediately!
To ALL of you who are having excessive side effects - you don't have to be a martyr to them! Ask your Onc which other meds may suit you better.
Not everyone gets every side effect of every med! Tho those put into early menopause may have more (hot flushes etc) than those of us who'd already been thru it some years ago before being diagnosed with BC.
I whinged enough about mine & after 2 months, was put on to Exemestane instead. I'll have been on it nearly 2 months when I see the Onc in early Sept for a checkup. I am definitely suffering less joint pain tho it IS still there, and my hands/thumbs are still really sore ... but I had that before I started, so expected it to continue.
To ALL of you who are having excessive side effects - you don't have to be a martyr to them! Ask your Onc which other meds may suit you better.
Not everyone gets every side effect of every med! Tho those put into early menopause may have more (hot flushes etc) than those of us who'd already been thru it some years ago before being diagnosed with BC.
I whinged enough about mine & after 2 months, was put on to Exemestane instead. I'll have been on it nearly 2 months when I see the Onc in early Sept for a checkup. I am definitely suffering less joint pain tho it IS still there, and my hands/thumbs are still really sore ... but I had that before I started, so expected it to continue.
Take care out there! xx