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Palbociclib trial ladies(how you doing)
Just wondering how you other ladies on this drug are faring. I'm on the maximum dose and seem to be doing quite well. I'm on cycle4 and have had were side effects. Hopefully you are all going well.
@KatyJoy, it probably won't mean 10 years of Zoladex as menopause might hit around 50 and you can swap the sanitary items for the incontinence pads!
Bitter? Me? never!
I am 58 and have been prone to UTIs most of my life, so it is no surprise that I get them now, and the severity of them is probably linked to the low immunity with the low neutrophils, so that is the Palbociclib effect.
I think the fact that I am getting them now is due more to the dry pubic area and the complications that go with that, and that is partly natural menopause and partly the Femara.
My Oncologist mentioned that the first two to three months on it are usually the worst, and I am starting to feel a bit more human, but I am holding him to that and will be discussing the hot flushes on my next visit.
I also have the complicating problem of the incontinence medication of which the side effects are overheating, reduced sweating and dry mouth and skin - isn't life fun?!
Bitter? Me? never!
I am 58 and have been prone to UTIs most of my life, so it is no surprise that I get them now, and the severity of them is probably linked to the low immunity with the low neutrophils, so that is the Palbociclib effect.
I think the fact that I am getting them now is due more to the dry pubic area and the complications that go with that, and that is partly natural menopause and partly the Femara.
My Oncologist mentioned that the first two to three months on it are usually the worst, and I am starting to feel a bit more human, but I am holding him to that and will be discussing the hot flushes on my next visit.
I also have the complicating problem of the incontinence medication of which the side effects are overheating, reduced sweating and dry mouth and skin - isn't life fun?!