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Hi to all, I am writing on behalf of my mother who is currently undergoing treatment for her metastatic breast cancer. The tumour travelled to her spine and to liver. She had to undergo extensive spinal surgery a few weeks ago which she is currently recovering from. She has now began her treatment with fulvestrant and has…
Am taking Tamoxifen for the last 3yrs now started experiencing Vaginal discharge, dryness and itching etc.
Hi! I have a question about how anastrazole works. I am taking lupron for ovarian suppression and anastrazole because I'm premenopausal. When my estradiol was checked before starting anastrazole, it was 11. When it was checked yesterday, after being on anastrazole for 3 months, it was 19. I'm confused as to why it would be…
Hi I am a 54-year-old female, and I was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer last April. I completed 8 cycles of TCHP (Taxotere (docetaxel), Paraplatin (carboplatin), Herceptin (trastuzumab), and Perjeta (pertuzumab)] treatment and then underwent surgery to remove the cancer along with 5 lymph nodes. I am scheduled…
I just posted on another thread that, after 14 years since initial diagnosis, I now have a single suspicious supraclavicular lymph node diagnosed on annual ultrasound. I have been taking Letrozole daily since 2011 up until about a month or two ago. I just became lazy taking several meds. I am wondering if this new finding…
Hi! I was diagnosed with bc at 62, had a lumpectomy and radiation and am now 63. Currently I'm having a hard time moving forward with hormone therapy. My MO is prescribing Anastrozole for five years but I am worried about the many side effects, especially weak bones I had a bone density test six months ago and I have some…
I am really scared that hormone therapy will make my heart condition worse. But if I don't take it the cancer might come back.
Hello. I had a breast cancer surgery in last April in South Korea. Since then, I had been continuing medical treatments, including radiation and take a Tamoxifen everyday. Also, I had a Zoladex Injection every 3 months. I came back to the USA and I need to continue the Zoladex injection here. So, I tried to make an…
I've been on tamoxifen for a year now and I have all kinds of side effects from it. Weight gain 20 pounds, I'm always tired and I have no desire to do anything, hair loss/hair thinning to name some, oh yeah and those lovely hot flashes too. But also my face is breaking out with acne. I talked to my Onco and he said it is…
I foolishly googled it and now im pretty scared, it says women have a life span of 20 years after being diagnosed at the age of 50 and can break a bone just by sneezing. Can anyone share there experience with me. I haven't talked with my dr yet as I just received the info through patient gateway. All weekend all I can…
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