hormone therapy
I have invasive lobular cancer.Ive been told to go on letrozole. Anyone on it and any side effects?
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Hi @Jessiemydog,
Diagnosed late 2019 aged 54. Still had periods. Lumpectomy, radiotherapy then a few months on Tamoxifen, which caused endometrial hyperplasia. In my case, the Zoladex and Letrozole combo I'm on now is to put me into menopause ASAP instead of letting my periods continue and fuel my hormone-positive BC. I think it makes sense and the gynecologist agreed. I really hate taking these drugs, but I feel they are the best I can do to try to prevent a recurrence. Like @Mazbeth and everyone else, I'm also trying various ways to deal with side effects, especially joint pain. Exercise, stretching, fish oil, vitamin D, magnesium with tumeric supplement, Panadol Osteo. I suffered from depression before all of this. I continue taking low dose escitalopram, but I need to talk to my GP as my mood swings are now very erratic and the lows are much lower than before. I'm in it for the long haul so I'm aiming to iron out the bumps as I go along. That's the best any of us can do.
All the best. L x
Diagnosed late 2019 aged 54. Still had periods. Lumpectomy, radiotherapy then a few months on Tamoxifen, which caused endometrial hyperplasia. In my case, the Zoladex and Letrozole combo I'm on now is to put me into menopause ASAP instead of letting my periods continue and fuel my hormone-positive BC. I think it makes sense and the gynecologist agreed. I really hate taking these drugs, but I feel they are the best I can do to try to prevent a recurrence. Like @Mazbeth and everyone else, I'm also trying various ways to deal with side effects, especially joint pain. Exercise, stretching, fish oil, vitamin D, magnesium with tumeric supplement, Panadol Osteo. I suffered from depression before all of this. I continue taking low dose escitalopram, but I need to talk to my GP as my mood swings are now very erratic and the lows are much lower than before. I'm in it for the long haul so I'm aiming to iron out the bumps as I go along. That's the best any of us can do.
All the best. L x