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Sister
5 years agoMember
Will there ever be another way besides oestrogen suppression?
I've now been on AIs for over 2 years and, for me, the side effects are so debilitating or annoying. Constant pain, fatigue, possible concentration/memory loss (although may be also left over from ch...
Sister
5 years agoMember
@zoffiel I've been trying to keep up with Tilley and his enobosarms but what I can see on google is that it seems to be heading towards mets and use with AIs - not that I think there is anything wrong with that. I know that he is concerned with treating the whole person not just the breast cancer.
My latest is that it's becoming impossible to get blood out of my veins. I'm not sure if I can lay that at the door of AIs but I had a port during chemo (which was finished over 2 years ago) and all of a sudden, just this year, my veins seem to be shutting down. Two visits, three nurses, and six jabs later they finally the few mls they needed.
I was starting to get on top of the brain issues but like you, @kezmusc, it seems to be going downhill quickly - I struggle to focus and don't ask me what I did yesterday...
My latest is that it's becoming impossible to get blood out of my veins. I'm not sure if I can lay that at the door of AIs but I had a port during chemo (which was finished over 2 years ago) and all of a sudden, just this year, my veins seem to be shutting down. Two visits, three nurses, and six jabs later they finally the few mls they needed.
I was starting to get on top of the brain issues but like you, @kezmusc, it seems to be going downhill quickly - I struggle to focus and don't ask me what I did yesterday...