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Decide against aromatase inhibitors?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Aug 27 10:53am | Replies (124)Comment receiving replies
I think we should all be aware that these meds have different effects for different people. I have been on anastrozole for seven months or so with no bad effects except for dry eyes, etc. One of my good friends was on another one and was switched to anastrozole because letrozole gave her side effects (bad joint pain) so we have to experiment and I know that’s hard!
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Good point! I've been on letrozole for almost three years without side effects. I think it is best make these decisions by first ascertaining your individual risk and then trying what your oncologist suggests, with the proviso that you may have to stop if side effects are unbearable. I would not make it based on possible side effects or other peoples' experience, because as you say, we are all different. I want to add that the letrozole is what is keeping me alive. I had no chemo due to kidney disease, and am lucky this relatively mild treatment is keeping me going after lumpectomy and 15 radiation treatments. So I'm very grateful for the option of an AI.