Hormone blockers
Hi all, I am recently diagnosed with early BC. I am booked in for a mastectomy and auxiliary node clearance two days from now. Further treatment depends on the pathology from the surgery. So I am ha...
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Welcome to the blog, and Sorry to see you here @Sixsoo - joining the club that no-one wants to join! I am 4 years in & have changed types of blockers twice now - onto my 3rd one ..... but I also already had arthritis before taking the AIs, so can attribute probably most of my aches & pains to that .....
Try not to get ahead of yourself - not everyone gets bad side effects - fingers & toes crossed, you are one of them! xx
All the best for your surgery this week. Check out this post, for suggestions of what to take to hospital with you ..... I found the small long pillow was a bonus when driving home, to hug, to prevent 'jarring' .... you will notice EVERY BUMP!
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/16442/prep-for-surgery/p1
Do you know your 'type' of BC yet - that may influence the length of time on the blockers? Try not to use Dr Google too much (difficult tho it is) as there is just so much conflicting information out there (and much of it is REALLY OLD & OUT OF DATE!) Every BC case is totally 'unique' and Google will only scare the pants off you!
If you add your town/city in your Profile - members may be able to put you onto specific services available to you in that area. If you are 'rural/regional' you may also be eligible for compensation for travel/accommodation costs too ... thru a state Gov Isolated Patients Travel Scheme.
take care & all the best xx
Try not to get ahead of yourself - not everyone gets bad side effects - fingers & toes crossed, you are one of them! xx
All the best for your surgery this week. Check out this post, for suggestions of what to take to hospital with you ..... I found the small long pillow was a bonus when driving home, to hug, to prevent 'jarring' .... you will notice EVERY BUMP!
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/16442/prep-for-surgery/p1
Do you know your 'type' of BC yet - that may influence the length of time on the blockers? Try not to use Dr Google too much (difficult tho it is) as there is just so much conflicting information out there (and much of it is REALLY OLD & OUT OF DATE!) Every BC case is totally 'unique' and Google will only scare the pants off you!
If you add your town/city in your Profile - members may be able to put you onto specific services available to you in that area. If you are 'rural/regional' you may also be eligible for compensation for travel/accommodation costs too ... thru a state Gov Isolated Patients Travel Scheme.
take care & all the best xx