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Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 12, 2023 | Replies (1190)
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@anjalima

I am in month 7 of Anastrozole and tolerating it well. Intermittent joint soreness mitigated by warm baths and showers, yoga postures and walking… now onto knitting as weather cools. Also, at 72 I cannot rule out age associated soreness; not like it was never there before.

I avoided chemo with a beneficial ONCOTYPE and opted out of radiation as I had a unilateral mastectomy. With 98% ER+ I feel safer with Anastrozole. I worry about bone density so I’m mitigating with weight bearing exercise and extra food calcium and D3 and K2.

If your doctor recommends AI it may be worth a try; not everyone has intolerance or difficulty on this treatment. 🌸

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windyshores | @windyshores | Nov 4, 2022

@anjalima I finished my full course of an AI 🙂

To others, I did 5 years on letrozole and already had severe osteoporosis. My doc did not want me on Reclast or Prolia (long story) so I was unmedicated. I had a dip in bone density when first on letrozole (similar to the drop at menopause) and then the loss was much much gentler. I am now on Tymlos.

I was more afraid of cancer than any side effects, or bone loss. I felt safe on letrozole. I miss it!

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