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Metastatic Breast Cancer treatment options
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jul 22, 2023 | Replies (73)Comment receiving replies
I am starting 10th month on IBRANCE & letrozole-my side effects are fatigue, hair loss & joint pain. So far the drugs have stopped new progression of bone Mets. My side effects are tolerable-exercise, good nutrition, prayer & support of family & friends certainly help to counteract & keep me positive & hopeful.
At start, Dr lowered ibrance dosage as he monitored my WBC. With lower dosage, WBC was not as severe.
@junec-good luck to you as you make decisions!
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I'm just so scared all of a sudden,
I'm just so scared
My husband was on Ibrance and Letrozole for 7 months. It stopped progression and tumors were shrinking. However white blood cell counts were too low so they switched him to Verzenio-just starting. He also had some radiation to back and hip during this time, and I think this affected blood cell counts too. With Ibrance he initially had some nausea, but this stopped. Fatigue was a concern. Not much trouble with infections during that time…maybe 1 cold. We mask up but are still out and about.
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Biotin may help with your thinning hair - I had read about that and take a high dosage and seems to help with mine due to aromatase inhibitor. However, if you do take it, you need to be off of it a few days before labs, such as thyroid, as it can skew results. Thank you for sharing your experience with Ibrance for @djwc.