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Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jan 22, 2023 | Replies (104)Comment receiving replies
Sorry about your diagnosis. Prayers for you. My diagnosis was HER2 breast cancer. Underwent chemo, after about 6 weeks underwent lumpectomy, then after about 3-4 weeks started on IV infusion of medication to keep cancer from recurring. Unfortunately, I had to quit the treatment due to extreme neuropathy. Now they want me start Letrozole, which I have yet to start taking due to side effects. Still on the fence about it.
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Not everyone has side effects. I’m in month 8 of Anastrozole, was afraid of side effects too. I have no obvious side effects beyond mild joint discomfort which immediately resolved with stretching and exercise. It’s a daily pill so it can be stopped at any time if side effects are too difficult.
There are unseen side effects, like potential hyperlipidemia and or mineral bone density loss but again, not everyone has that. I am using mitigating strategies to reduce opportunities for bone loss.