So I will be starting on Aromasin in about two weeks, and though I am doing my best to stay positive, I am nervous as all hell. I have already started on a regimen of exercise (daily walks and some running, lifting kettlebells, etc.) and vitamins (everything I can think of including fish oil and turkey tail mushroom…
I have taken Tamoxifen for 3 yrs (after my surgery, chemo & radiations), followed by 5 yrs of Aromasin and then back to Tamoxifen for 2 more yrs. My oncologist told me that I can now stop taking Tamoxifen bec latest studies suggest that after 10yrs there are no advantages. Has anyone stopped taking Tamoxifen cold turkey?…
I have been on Letrozole for five months and the joint pain is bad. Doctor told me to give it six months for side effects to get better. Anyone else have the same joint pain and it got better
Hope this isn’ta dumb question. I was diagnosed with stage 0 grade 2 DCIS er/or + last month. A few weeks ago found out I was BRCA2+ as well. I’m having a double mastectomy for the cancer and a prophylactic oophorectomy due to the BRCA. So my question is… can I not do HRT since the cancer is hormone positive? Or will it be…
Has anyone had brief, sharp bone pain during hormone therapy? Similar to the Neulasta bone pain perhaps? I've been on Exemestane and Zoladex for about 14 months. I try to run a few times each week. I can't correlate the pain to any event/timing other that it seems to be more prominent during weeks when I'm lazy with…
I've been on T for about 2 months. Last week I did a pelvic/TV ultrasound which was intended to establish a baseline that could be monitored for changes. However, this initial ultrasound found thickening (13.5mm) and a suspected polyp (12mm). It also found bilateral simple benign-appearing ovarian cysts. Yikes! I have…