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Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 12, 2023 | Replies (1190)Comment receiving replies
Replies to "Yes, I have adverse side effects. Are there other reasons to drop a drug?"
Actually yes, some people will drop a treatment based on something they read or someone else’s experience with that treatment, I would not do this, but you would be surprised how many drop or even refuse to start because of it.
In this day and age financial toxicity from the price of treatments even with insurance can end up being a deciding factor, to me this is the saddest reason people give for dropping or refusing a certain treatment. I was just trying to get a clear picture so that I could offer support if possible in the context of this forum. I am not giving medical advice.That is not allowed here, but some side effects can be managed to stay on treatments. Some treatments are so bad for certain people that alternatives have to be explored. Do you know yet if your treatment is working to reduce Mets, usually a scan every few months is used to monitor it? Have you talked to your doctor about the side effects?