Use of Femara

Raloxifine is not a new drug is well known and is available in Australia .....femara has an effective result history but sure it's like all drugs attached to a list of side effects ..... I have a favorite saying......"I have made friends with Femara" .....as I have plenty of enemies with cancer....and without doubt since last Easter having taken my body from 33percent of normal strength to 50perecent with 100 in mind by lightweight daily exercise , sensible diet regular bi weekly Physio and occupational therapy as I also have lymphodaema in right hand and forearm, left hand and both boobs. Result has been incredible remembering at almost 70 my hands are arthritic my spine fractured at 17 from the second to the ninth thoracic with discs cervical damage too gives osteoporosis a good chance and so far the extremity pain has gone and it was there for sure. The other incredible news since Xmas eve last year having never failed to wear pressure garments daily do light lymphodaema exercises once daily added too by my light simple exercise routine at home min three bike rides recreational three times a week I have reduced the pressure in my right arm to -1 that's almost normal It's not a cure but it sure beats a swollen arm my hands are great my right boob normal still working on my lleft boob which for about four months now we have added the compression jacket once weekly for 20 mins I have posted a photo ofme in that jacket the message being you make your own choices but with medical professional advise mine at the mater in Brisbane from a team of breast cancer medicos has aided me in achieving thus far Femara gawd I wish i did not have to take any drug but it stops the production of the food that feeds my cancer so happy to put my bets on femara and continue to give my body all the tools I can to counteract the side effects Oxygenate your bloodstream by exercise is a simple solution to give you a better daily fighting chance to feel better and to aside those side effects my bone density was excellent at start I don't expect perfection but I will keep you posted on results at my next bone density test Femara I believe will be my best chance of staying alive nothing is perfect in an imperfect world but I can assure anyone who is interested that mine is not an answer to everything but the odds are better for survival and I feel great It's not without diligent discipline that this result to date has been achieved and not without cost I have run out of refunds this year on Physio and OT but I like feeling good Sometimes aches and pains are just part of life daily workload depends on how you set your base physically fortunately despite my severe set backs I have stuck to Physio weekly all my life since 17 years 70 in January My sporting achievements in the past have not come easily and without pain but Physio and occupational therapy are essential weekly for me to be where I am then I do not walk out of treatment and fail to do exercises given to me I know they work although it's a pain I the per verbal to spend time sometimes doing this instead of more fun things I have learned to make my routine interesting and enjoyable its the only reason I am walking So cancer is a ruddy nuisance and do I need it no !!!!!all I can add to the many comments on Femara is its prescribed as the best available to keep cancer at bay in cancer of my type it's not old hat it is better than some drugs mentioned Australia is a leader in cancer research and treatment not a follower I am no medico but I believe in the absence of even better research that will come I will go with the latest and best My brother died of lymphoma after 13 years he used to talk about stem cell research and how if he lived long enough he could benefit I talk with people at Hoca who are alive now because of this invaluable research he was too early died at 49 22 years ago So you see I donate when.i Can to research on medicine I believe In it .......I also have a very high respect for traditional well researched medicine and medicos as I watched and experienced my brother and others trying to survive on all sorts of ideas and thought bubbles delivered by uneducated self proclaimed saviours I have never forgotten that some of the advisors where doctors so be careful about your decisions who you listen too and what you do My survival in life has in the end come down to listening to my body having given it the best chance I can give it with huge effort on my part and the advise and treatment of the best medicos I can find and we have them right here in Australia ...... Time will tell of course .....anyone who is I interested can check me out on the web on Facebook etc my story is out there and it's fair dinkum I am living it with little time left to write about it so there's my two bobs worth