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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
Hi thanks for the reply. I do that and more (I’m a personal trainer ) & it doesn’t help. I worked out all thru chemo (24 rounds ) & didn’t feel 1/4 as horrible as tamoxifen made me feel , it’s the debilitating fatigue and bloating & the depression that’s still has me down and out And no I’m not taking an antidepressant to deal with tamoxifen. I am now almost 4 weeks without it and Dr wants to see how I do without it for at least 8 weeks. To make sure it’s the tamoxifen that has me like this or my body is just not recovering from treatment as fast ? Chemo ended 6/16. Then lat flap 7/20
I am praying my body renews itself
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Sorry I was referring to Femara, not Tamoxifen. And I did not have chemo or reconstruction so my body had less to deal with.
Hi, I am taking Anastrozole for 2 yrs so far. I was doing ok I thought, as I listen to my body, & try not to buy into the side effects. I didn’t even read about them for the longest time. Just about 3-4 months ago, I started having such achyness that I felt older than my years. I had a hip pain bad mouth doctor took X-rays just to make sure. Mid October I stopped the Anastrozole as my quality of life was being affected & I wanted to see if the med was causing. It’s been 3 weeks & I feel so much better. In all fairness to med - I’m thinking the hip pain ‘May’ be from a disc issue that I’m having. 🤷♀️
I see my oncologist end of November- so we will see what he has to say.
Maybe all of he above. Chemo and or radiation take a lot out of your body. This includes ways that you can’t see, so I would say be gentle with yourself about this. I did have the wicked hot flashes and some achiness on tamoxifen, but I could tolerate it. I walked out most of the achiness from arimidex (anastrazole), again there was some side effects but doable.
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I started a lower dose tamoxifen three weeks ago, taking 5 - 10mg daily. Bloating and vaginal discharge have become new SEs for me. They are tolerable to avoid recurrence, but I worry about endometrial thickening and cancer. I am not sure what to do and will talk it over with my oncologist at our next meeting. I do not want to take an AI because of bone and cardiac health issues. Raloxifene, another SERM but without endometrial problems, is only approved for prevention. DIM, or other natural alternatives, sounds great but its true effectiveness is unknown. Apparently there may be a new DNA testing process to determine whether early stage estrogen positive cancer patients need endocrine adjuvant therapy. Anybody heard of this?