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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...
@tigerbeth, I too was prescribed Letrazole (Femera) by my breast surgeon. I have refused to take it. My reasoning was the side effects were not worth the 6% reduction in a recurrence. My most serious worry was about the effect on eye sight - retinal bleeds, retinal detachments and worsening of glaucoma. As i have had and have all 3 and now only have central sight in my left eye having lost the sight in my right eye due to a retinal detachment I was understandably concerned. When I mentioned this to my breast surgeon, her comment was "it might not happen" and "when your breast cancer returns be it on your own head". I sacked her! Found a more understanding breast physician who was confortable with my decision.