First anniversary
I am new to this group... can't beleive it has taken me 12months to find this platform. Possibly wasn't really looking. I was diagnosed with Invasive Duct Carcinoma (no special type) Grade 3, Hormone + HER2 - on the 1st of Nov 2022. I have had a lumpectomy, chemo, radiation, currently taking anastozole 1mg & a hystorectomy. No breast cancer or any cancer (except my sister) on either side of my family. I chose to do a gene test to see if there was genetic link between my younger sister's sarcoma diagnosis 8 years ago & my BC. Curiosity killed the cat and I have the BRCA 2 gene mutation. Unfortunately so does my sister. They are suggesting a bilateral mastectomy. I am unsure whether I should go flat or have reconstruction. I would love to hear how people have made this decision and how their surgeries went. Thank you for reading.
Anyone with issues with Bisphosphonates lots of mixed messages don’t know what to
I am reading so many different things about the good and bad of Bisphosphonates (Zometa) . I am getting really anxious and just don’t know which way to go. Definitely not going to use Prolia so now have to think about this Zometa . I am 70 and very healthy and active no other drugs nothing other than this early BC for which I have had surgery and radiation. I am on Anastrozole no problems and Oestopenic So worried that this infusion might change everything completely for me. Dr wants me to have 4 infusions. Any thoughts welcome
Anastrozole dosage.
Has anyone tried, preferably after medical advice, taking a day off Anastrozole every so often? I had the very best day yesterday. I cleaned my house. My eyesight was normal. I had only normal pain. I have a chronic condition that causes pain. Even my tinnitus was much less. At first I thought I’d turned the corner.......until......I realised I hadn’t taken my tablets the night before, including my Anastrozole. Last night I went back on it and today I’m back to crappy. I was wondering about taking a day off every fortnight just to feel normal, and wondered if anyone was doing that.
