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 oh Kate I so hope they can sort something out for you regarding the aches & pains . Awful to deal with on a daily basis .
I know how awful my aches & pains were before BC ,very depressing , anti inflammatory meds seemed to help .
after 6 weeks on Femara I am more than lucky to have had no obvious side effects other than a few hot flushes ! This surprises me greatly given my already aching body prior to bc.
Its my observation (what do I know !) that the ladies that have had chemo tend to suffer more from the Letrozole.
May be because the bodies are not in a state of normalcy when the drugs are started ! My med onc told me not to start them straight after radiation as he didn't want the side effects from either treatments getting confused , so you could tell what was causing what . Fully understand that this does not apply in all cases & others are suffering just as badly without having had chemo.
i find it depressing that I seem to have been taking them forever & it's only been 6 weeks !! 5 years seems to be intolerable 10 years a mind f*** !!! I hate taking pills ......... But will do what I have to do .
Happy Sunday ladies :) Happy Father's Day guys :)
I know how awful my aches & pains were before BC ,very depressing , anti inflammatory meds seemed to help .
after 6 weeks on Femara I am more than lucky to have had no obvious side effects other than a few hot flushes ! This surprises me greatly given my already aching body prior to bc.
Its my observation (what do I know !) that the ladies that have had chemo tend to suffer more from the Letrozole.
May be because the bodies are not in a state of normalcy when the drugs are started ! My med onc told me not to start them straight after radiation as he didn't want the side effects from either treatments getting confused , so you could tell what was causing what . Fully understand that this does not apply in all cases & others are suffering just as badly without having had chemo.
i find it depressing that I seem to have been taking them forever & it's only been 6 weeks !! 5 years seems to be intolerable 10 years a mind f*** !!! I hate taking pills ......... But will do what I have to do .
Happy Sunday ladies :) Happy Father's Day guys :)