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Did your period come back after chemo? If so, when?
Hi. I'm interested in hearing about other womens' experiences in this area. I'm 51 and was still getting my period when I was diagnosed early last December. Definitely peri-menopausal though, I missed...
@melclarity @kezmusc I'm not expecting it back at all. I'm genuinely surprised by these signals my body is giving. The other two being a libido surge, something I've always had just before menstruating, and a headache. Forgot to mention them above. My libido has been MIA since last November...
I'm starting Letrozole on Friday. I have read (and enjoyed, kezmusc, never apologise!) your experiences on hormone therapy with interest. I'm hoping against hope I am one of the lucky ones who don't get side effects.
Apart from the loss of fitness from the six months of treatment, and the recovery from the operation, I feel so well! I've lost 25kgs, have no aches or pains, and am about to start an exercise physiology programme. These signals make me feel like a return to a semblance of normal is just around the corner! It strikes me as so cruel that in one more day I have to start taking a medication that will reduce my chances of a recurrence, potentially saving my life, but that could also significantly reduce the quality of that life. Sigh. I'll take it, I know which I choose. Fingers crossed it's not too bad.
And if Aunt Flo turns up I'll let my oncologist know...
I'm starting Letrozole on Friday. I have read (and enjoyed, kezmusc, never apologise!) your experiences on hormone therapy with interest. I'm hoping against hope I am one of the lucky ones who don't get side effects.
Apart from the loss of fitness from the six months of treatment, and the recovery from the operation, I feel so well! I've lost 25kgs, have no aches or pains, and am about to start an exercise physiology programme. These signals make me feel like a return to a semblance of normal is just around the corner! It strikes me as so cruel that in one more day I have to start taking a medication that will reduce my chances of a recurrence, potentially saving my life, but that could also significantly reduce the quality of that life. Sigh. I'll take it, I know which I choose. Fingers crossed it's not too bad.
And if Aunt Flo turns up I'll let my oncologist know...