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Aches and pains...
One year into Arimidex and keen to know what others do to relieve the joint aches and pains. Hot flashes have reduced to occasional events (short trips to the tropics 😉) but there's been no let up on the aches and pains. Nevertheless, loving every day!!
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Arimidex
Good morning i am coming to the end of my 5 years on arimidex. I have a question for those of you who have completed their course of arimidex. Does the side effects go away once you stop taking it. I need some assurance that the hot flushes/night sweats disappear and the weight gain stops. Thanks Bev
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Through the rabbit hole but not sure there is closure
Hello network, So I have gone through chemo, port infection, two surgeries (double mastectomy and auxiliary clearance) and radiation, and started Tamoxifen in August 2019. I have been reading other posts and I also was diagnosed with Osteopenia and had some swelling in my left arm (early lymphedema. I have been managing…
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Isn't it weird what makes you feel better?
I had my oncologist checkup today. Some of you may know that I quite like my onc - he's always been supportive and honest with me and never disparaging. At the checkup today he was, as usual, asking me questions about how I'm faring with the Letrozole and he was pleased that some things have improved, less pleased that…
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WOOHOO!! CBD oil will be made available to the public OVER THE COUNTER in pharmacies ....
BREAKING NEWS Woohoo! This is a 'start' - CBD Oil is no longer being 'demonised'! ..... (tho I DO wonder how much they will charge) ..... I've been taking CBD Oil for a year or 2 now & I believe it has really helped my manage the side effects of my AIs. I only started taking it after I'd already swapped from Letrozole to…
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Counselling support & depression on Tamoxifen
Hi! I have been cancer free for 3 years and have noticed recently that I’m getting bouts of really bad depression and think it is before I have my period. Is anyone else dealing with this whilst on Tamoxifen?? Also, whilst going through treatment, I just went through the motions until I got through it all, worked…
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October this year. Previously, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma (this is a form of blood cancer) and underwent (ABVD) chemotherapy and (full mantle) radiotherapy. I was wondering if anyone on this forum had undergone treatment for a different type of cancer prior to being…