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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Interesting, @Romla .... I was 45 when I started menopause (no kids) & had it for 10 years (I am 65 now.) I had all the symptoms that you had AND some! Depression, rage, vaginal atrophy, as well as the most horrible hot flushes, lack of sleep, and god knows what else!! I tried HRT cream for about 6 months - but had an abnormal mammogram result. I was called to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle for further tests ...... I stopped using it as soon as I got the letter & by the time I was at the hospital everything had settled down. I wasn't aware of the link to lobular BC (which is what I also had.) Were you on tablets or cream?
Yes - the dreaded Osteoporosis ..... I have a small bump at the top of my neck - one of my aunts had quite a pronounced one - not 'quite' a Widow's Hump .... my sister's 'lump' is larger than mine - but she spends hours at a sewing machine so that could contribute to it .... Still trying to find that link re caltrate & heart problems!!
Here's one from Harvard:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/calcium-and-heart-disease-what-is-the-connection
another one
https://saveourbones.com/calcium-heart-attack/
Yes - the dreaded Osteoporosis ..... I have a small bump at the top of my neck - one of my aunts had quite a pronounced one - not 'quite' a Widow's Hump .... my sister's 'lump' is larger than mine - but she spends hours at a sewing machine so that could contribute to it .... Still trying to find that link re caltrate & heart problems!!
Here's one from Harvard:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/calcium-and-heart-disease-what-is-the-connection
another one
https://saveourbones.com/calcium-heart-attack/