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It's Letrozole For Me
Saw my oncologist this morning. She is giving me two to three more weeks to heal from the BMX & reconstruction and then it's on to Letrozole for 7 - 10 years. She said it makes no difference which...
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And it's Letrozole for me too!!
Weird ..... Only Tamoxifen had been mentioned to me up til now ..... so I was sort of surprised - almost blindsided!! So we can now compare side effects as we go along - I got my first lot today & will start tonight!! I've got a bit of literature to read up on (from the chemist.) Mainly mentioning hot flushes & nausea .....
Hmmmm ... So now I'll have to do more research into Letrozole as I'd mainly concentrated on Tamoxifen!! This is a good one - Letrozole vs Tamoxifen!
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa052258
Given my age, cancer type, grade & surgery - I still have a 90% chance of surviving 5 years without recurrence & 82% @ 10 years - and the Onc today confirmed what my surgeon said back in Jan prior to surgery - that taking the tablets (whichever one!) - will only 'better my prospect' by 1% over 5 years & less than 1% over 10 years!!
SO ... time will tell - it is totally dependent on my toleration of the side effects - there is a chance I could swap to something else if needs be!
I have a Bone Density thingie to do before I see the Onc again in 6 weeks ......
Have you started your Letrozole yet? Will you continue posting 'as you go' here - or will you start a new thread?
FUN FUN FUN ..... NOT!!!
All the best .... xxx
And it's Letrozole for me too!!
Weird ..... Only Tamoxifen had been mentioned to me up til now ..... so I was sort of surprised - almost blindsided!! So we can now compare side effects as we go along - I got my first lot today & will start tonight!! I've got a bit of literature to read up on (from the chemist.) Mainly mentioning hot flushes & nausea .....
Hmmmm ... So now I'll have to do more research into Letrozole as I'd mainly concentrated on Tamoxifen!! This is a good one - Letrozole vs Tamoxifen!
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa052258
Given my age, cancer type, grade & surgery - I still have a 90% chance of surviving 5 years without recurrence & 82% @ 10 years - and the Onc today confirmed what my surgeon said back in Jan prior to surgery - that taking the tablets (whichever one!) - will only 'better my prospect' by 1% over 5 years & less than 1% over 10 years!!
SO ... time will tell - it is totally dependent on my toleration of the side effects - there is a chance I could swap to something else if needs be!
I have a Bone Density thingie to do before I see the Onc again in 6 weeks ......
Have you started your Letrozole yet? Will you continue posting 'as you go' here - or will you start a new thread?
FUN FUN FUN ..... NOT!!!
All the best .... xxx