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Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 12, 2023 | Replies (1190)Comment receiving replies
Trixie, Glad to hear you are doing well. Just remember, if you ever do have to deal with lung mets, I have numerous lung nodules and 1 22mm mass that have all been shrinking on the meds. My breathing is no different, and has never been labored. People freak out at the thought of lung involvement but like all else, we are making strides in treatment.
Peggie
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Thanks, Peggy. I've made a note of that to remember. I had the bronchiectasis/atelectasis about the year before I found my cancer. That scars and thickens the lungs - in my case, the lower lungs. The mucus gets stuck in the little air tubes...it's kind of like cystic fibrosis in kids. I had seen information on n-acetyl cysteine (NAD) that helped people with COPD for their lung problems so I thought, what the heck, I'd try that as I have to wear a machine that basically thumps the lungs to break up the mucus. So it's pretty coincidental that they had seen a couple of nodes all along and then since starting this supplement they reduced in size. I can now breathe fairly normally again. So much has happened in the last couple of years for patients with lung cancer - it is just amazing. A friend in my local cancer support group recently had surgery for her lung met and is doing well. The best way forward is being positive and that's how you appear to me. All the best to you, Peggy.