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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
I had to stop all my drugs. The side effects made my life inbearable, swollen hands and feet, could not walk, short of breath all the time, dizziness, and on and on. I only got to take them for 6 months. I wanted to completely cleanse my body before starting tamoxifin, and it took a year and a half for me to walk unaided again. I didnt want to go back to that, and all the other mental issues attached, so I stayed off all drugs. I now have been clear for 2 years, walk 2 miles a day, (never walked before cancer) and feel better than I have in years. I eat a good starchy diet, no meat, dairy, eggs, or fats at all, no oil, I have lost 47 pounds so far and I am going to keep going. I follow the starch solution. My blood pressure has corrected and my cholesterol is better. Drugs cant always be the answer. I will take the 5 year promise and live a happier life!
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@jeaniebean
I tried to reply to this but might have misclicked and didn't send it. But kudos to you and everyone here for doing the other things we can do to help our bodies. The body is amazing and who knows which variables come into play when we pay attention to the basics?
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I'm going explore diet variables too. One of the surprises to me in reading so much cancer since September's surprise Bad Biopsy News is seeing so many studies linking cancer and diet. Whereas I've seen all the public service ads taking about overweight in general terms, I didn't think it a cancer risk. Nor did most of my friends when I asked them. Clearly there's a complicated interplay at balance. The endocrinologist stressed how much is still being learned about, for just one example, how complicated body fat is as a system and it's affect on certain cancers. That might be one area where we can impact on estrogen levels even if not taking AIs.