Letrozole and high cholesterol
I'm struggling to reduce my cholesterol, it's always been a bit high and it's now jumped up to 7, yikes! I'm almost certain this has been caused by the Letrozole as it's a known side effect. I have a pretty healthy diet and pretty much follow the healthy heart diet, and have for years. I spent 6 weeks being even more strict and managed to reduce it by 0.04 😆 I'm giving it another few months, and picking up my extercise, and will then seriously consider taking statins, if I haven't managed to reduce it more. I've lost 10kg since diagnosis 2 years ago. My good collestrol is still pretty good. I think I'm kidding myself that it will get better, my husband eats pretty much the same as me, but with more biscuits, and his is perfect 🙄 Has anyone else had a similar issue?
Letrazole what's it like to take?
Hi everyone - I've been looking at my box of Femara (letrazole) for the past 3 weeks. I had a bone density scan a week ago and I have osteopenia which I'm dealing with by doing weight-bearing exercises and taking Vitamin D3/Calcium and drinking more milk. I went to my GP to voice my concerns about why I wasn't having a blood test before starting letrazole. Oncologist just says to get bone density scan and that's it - good luck. I had a blood test last week - waiting for my results so there's at least a marker for when I start the letrazole. Hmm...glad I thought of it but why isn't it mandatory? Anyway, just wanted to know if there are any good benefits of taking aramatose inhibitors besides stopping breast cancer recurring which is obviously a good benefit! What supplements do you ladies take and what is your diet like and exercise regime to alleviate any side effects?