After a break, Letrozole, continued...
Drug holiday over, today I started taking Letrozole again. At night this time. Don't know that it will make any difference but worth a try. If/when (she said optimistically) the side effects return...
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@pattij
I did 2 plus years on Tamoxifen and had tamoxifen induced problems which sent me to a Gynaecology Oncologist and two operations later it was decided that the Medical Oncologist take me off Tamoxifen and put me on Letrozole (Femara). Well I did 6 months on Letrozole, disturbed sleep, aching bones and weight gain. I had a 3 month review and he said if my body was going to adjust it needed to be on it for 6 months and it didn't! He said normally the adjustment is obvious in the first month however I persevered. Now I am on Aromasin but since then I have had to go on strong painkillers because of the bone pain and other non-related things from BC (at least I think that is the case) x-rays will tell the tale and I will be reviewed again in April by the Medical Oncologist and October by the Gynaecology Oncologist with the obligatory vaginal ultrasound. In the meantime the GP has ordered x-rays, painkillers and keeping me sane!
I still keep saying to myself how did I get into this predicament but although those thoughts come and go they don't stay long as there's no point dwelling. My acceptance came at the start. I prefer to try and work out how to make the body tick better! It's the damn side effects, pain, weight gain that is more tiring than the actual BC diagnosis.
I did the Ex-med Cancer program and that was very beneficial.
Long story short is you don't have to endure forever on a medication. They will change you as this is for the long haul and to find something that the body adjusts to. We are all different in the way our bodies metabolise and react and sometimes the time of day that we take the medication can help but geez it's a learning curve. Sorry if this has turned into a bit of a whinge.
Hope you find your happy medium with the pills and each day gets better
Best wishes to everyone else trying to adjust and bloody fantastic to those of you that have sailed through unscathed
Take care
I did 2 plus years on Tamoxifen and had tamoxifen induced problems which sent me to a Gynaecology Oncologist and two operations later it was decided that the Medical Oncologist take me off Tamoxifen and put me on Letrozole (Femara). Well I did 6 months on Letrozole, disturbed sleep, aching bones and weight gain. I had a 3 month review and he said if my body was going to adjust it needed to be on it for 6 months and it didn't! He said normally the adjustment is obvious in the first month however I persevered. Now I am on Aromasin but since then I have had to go on strong painkillers because of the bone pain and other non-related things from BC (at least I think that is the case) x-rays will tell the tale and I will be reviewed again in April by the Medical Oncologist and October by the Gynaecology Oncologist with the obligatory vaginal ultrasound. In the meantime the GP has ordered x-rays, painkillers and keeping me sane!
I still keep saying to myself how did I get into this predicament but although those thoughts come and go they don't stay long as there's no point dwelling. My acceptance came at the start. I prefer to try and work out how to make the body tick better! It's the damn side effects, pain, weight gain that is more tiring than the actual BC diagnosis.
I did the Ex-med Cancer program and that was very beneficial.
Long story short is you don't have to endure forever on a medication. They will change you as this is for the long haul and to find something that the body adjusts to. We are all different in the way our bodies metabolise and react and sometimes the time of day that we take the medication can help but geez it's a learning curve. Sorry if this has turned into a bit of a whinge.
Hope you find your happy medium with the pills and each day gets better
Best wishes to everyone else trying to adjust and bloody fantastic to those of you that have sailed through unscathed
Take care