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Letrozole joints, bone loss, low platelets, high cholesterol
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Nov 1 6:54pm | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
I stopped taking letrozole one month ago and life has improved. On top of palpitations and foot neuropathy, It felt like ants were crawling on my neck several times a day. After a month, the feeling of ants crawling on my neck is gone, neuropathy is better and i hope palpitations will go away. I am 76 and if my life expentancy is 10-15 years I will take my chances. It would be a different decision if I was 55. A 76 year old body cannot take the onlaught of this terrible medicine.
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I totally hear you! Letrozole caused crippling hip and lower back pain. Switched to Amestezole (sp?)…but my thumb Joints, esp my R thumb are 24/7 hurting.
Ortho wants to replace the joint.
Dentist today…I’m so scared. Some tooth pain.
I want NO AI drugs, am 70, and am truly wondering if I will have a better life with no pain, and no cancer recurrence. Hard to get a clear answer.
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Cancerstage 1,
GOOD FOR YOU! Youre right! The AIs can be very debilitating & crippling.
Im not too far from you in age, a bit younger, but Im for quality of life.
If youd feel better taking something natural, research mushrooms. There are quite a few species that do inhibit estrogen naturally.
If your cancer did not feed on progesterone, you might talk to your dr about taking yam or progesterone cream.
Look for the late Dr John Lees book.
He had his patients reverse osteoporosis with the cream. It balances the estrogen.
I experienced those palpitations too, and had to go to the er because i either passed a clot or had an arterial spasm, said the hospital cardio.
Saw him for a follow up and he asked if exemestane was a pro thrombotic drug. I told him I didnt know, but i asked my retired med tech to research for me. He said it could be for a small percentage. Guess I was one of them.