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Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 3 10:39am | Replies (9)

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@mistymar

I’m 72 (73 next month) diagnosed April 23. Been through surgery, chemo (oncotype +), radiation. Was 8 months this on Anastrazole and changed to Exemestane last November because of side effects. Currently, I am constantly tired - will fall asleep in the middle of doing something middle of the day, some discomfort but not outright pain and some weakness. I think it’s due to the medication exacerbating the effects from the chemo and radiation. I also am loosing hair that grew back after chemo. Also very emotional and some days just sit and cry. Also gaining weight even though nothing else changed - started when I started 3rd month of exemestane. So a lot of what you have going on. Getting another dexa scan next month and I know he’s going to push bone meds (no osteoporosis yet but did have mild osteopenia in left hip) and concerned the side effects of that added to all this will make me incapacitated. I do mention the extreme fatigue (he actually mentioned at last visit that I “looked tired”) but all I get from both onco and PCP is that I must be depressed and should get therapy and go on medication (again, more of the same side effects). GI for me is minimal - bouts of nausea that pass quickly so guess I’m lucky there. And you’re right, still ever 3 months for doctors and bloodwork means I still plan life around this - there is no normal. Don’t know that I can help other than to say you’re not alone.

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Look at how Japan treats bone meds! The Japanese women have been treated with K2, D3, and calcium vitamins. I would ask about this treatment since 1995, as bone meds have so many side effects.