Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole
I completed all treatments for breast cancer but now I am supposed to take hormone blocker, named anastrozole. im concerned about the side effects. Has anyone here taken it and did anyone have hair loss?
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Thank you, I really appreciate your support. You too, hang in there . I'm almost thinking I will stay on the regimen of anastrozole, push though and accept the side effects. Take care!
My right foot also....ball and toes numb after 4yrs anastrozole--- right a kle swollen in the last 2mos-- thank you as your sharing is helpful and comforting.
I have been on anastrozole for 2 years I have hair thinning but not bad. It’s seems to be growing back a Little. It better than having breast cancer reoccur.
Hi @rgraham and a belated welcome. I see that you have a recent swelling of your ankle. What helps?
Whoa, Cindy, that's a scary experience. I just want to tell you that I have lymphedema, too. My doctors have had a hard time accepting this because I had about a 1 percent chance of getting it. But it's real. I wear the compression sleeve about 10 hours a day. If I wear it for that long, I don't have any trouble. If I don't, I get an achy forearm. I know at some point I'll probably get a cut or something, and I pray that I don't have the experience you had. I wish they didn't have to remove our lymph nodes. We need those helpful things.
I'm in year 5 and have swelling of ankle- legs but never dealt with hair loss or shed SISTER.
Hi Colleen- just started elevating for 30M or 1HR but toes- especially right foot are numb always it seems.
I have been on Anastrozole for almost a couple of years now and have definitely experienced hair loss even now
@cindylb Hi Cindy, I read your description of the horror experience you went through after the BMX! I had BMX 4 weeks ago and notice that the bruises are still there on the radiated side (2 yrs ago with 2 neg lymph nodes) . I’m going back to ask my BS about it. On top of that there seems to be a swelling spot that doesn’t go away. I hope I’m not one of her skeleton in the closet! No lymph node taken out this time though.
So sorry you had to go through that! I want to thank you for sharing the experience so we can all watch out for that.
It’s so important to get a good surgeon to handle the surgery. It makes a world of difference. My sister who had the same procedure few months ago was sailing through the entire process as if nothing happened! I should have gone to the same Dr but that means I had to fly to Florida (and probably pay a large copayment) I would have done that had I known what I know now!
I'm screen grabbing this response and praying that if I have problems this combo works for me, thank you! I just had a lumpectomy and am about to do radiation soon, then these drugs which are scaring the crap out of me ... reading this was such a relief that you have found ways to avoid most of the symptoms!!