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Letrozole - Is there a light in the darkness?
I'm very, very cautiously expressing hope that things may get better on Letrozole. Some of you may know that I have been one of the unlucky ones to have very severe side effects from the AI. Joint pain, soft tissue pain and injuries have been hugely debilitating for almost the entire time I have been on it (ticked over 2…
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Anyone had to stop their chemo ?
Hi All 👋 Just wondering if anyone has travelled a similar road to me ? Had ILC Oestrogen/Prog + HER2-ve Grade 2, Stage 3. Infiltration into 2 sentinel lymph nodes. Axillary clearance with remaining nodes clear. Tumour 6.5 cm. Margins not totally clear after two surgeries (wide local excision followed by mastectomy and…
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StrataXRT
Hi All, I need some advice from our great hive mind I have a question, on behalf of a close contact who isn't on the forum at this stage. She's had a lumpectomy and sentinal node biopsy, and is having her radiotherapy planning session soon. The hospital where this is happening doesn't use either mepitel or strataXRT gel. I…
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Herceptin 11 years on
hi everyone long time since I have been on here as things were going as well as can be expected but now I have this cough which I have now had for approx 10 months that just won't go. My GP says my lungs (which is where my mets are) sound fine but the cough is heavy and loud with a high pitch - it even scares my dog lol.…
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Letrozole, insomnia, CBD oil
Hi everyone, This is my first post. I am struggling with weight gain, insomnia, bloated feeling, low mood and joint pain. my breast surgeon has changed me from tamoxifen then letrozole now I have a script for anatrozole. i have tried cbd oil for insomnia as well as temazapan, melatonin, phenergan. i would love some advice,…
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Change in Needle Core Biopsy Site
Hi All, I had a needle core biopsy 9 days ago. Haven’t had much discomfort but my breast is a bit achy this morning and the lump is bigger. I’m hoping this is normal. I made the mistake of googling and opened up a Pandora’s box of nightmares! 😬 Anyone with similar symptoms? Thanks xxx