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Osteoporosis & Letrozole or AI’s
I asked my oncologist how long does it take osteoporosis to start once taking Letrozole? He said a couple years. However they want me to try to stay on Letrozole for 5 years or 10 years. Then are you supposed to be crippled in a couple years from taking Letrozile because of Osteoporosis? Age 62. Does not make sense?
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I was never told that. I have the low side of osteopenia and have been on Letrozole, also known as Femara for 2.5 years.
I will wait and see other replies. Monitoring our bones as we age and with these AIs n3eedto be watched. I am 64.
You can do a Breast Cancer Index test on original specimens to see if extending letrozole past 5 years if of any benefit.
Reclast can only be taken 3-5 years so there is a mismatch here with the timing of AI's!
What do you mean by “recast can only be taken 3-5 years?”
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That is the suggested time frame for Reclast before risks of jaw necrosis and atypical femur fractures go up, according to my doctor, McCormick's book "Great Bones, " Dr. Ben Leder's YouTube video and various other sources. If letrozole is needed for 7-10, it may be worth it to continue based on DEXA scan and bone marker tests. I have no idea but your doctors can advise! I believe the risk is still low for those side effects and plenty of people being treated for cancer take even larger doses so.....