It’s all so darn confusing. You are at the very beginning of your breast cancer journey and it’s a VERY STEEP learning curve. Take a breath and know that none of this knowing or not knowing will harm you today… it’s an ongoing strategy that gets tweaked as you come into knowledge, question it, and then decide how it fits into your life with guidance from your health care team.

As you just started Letrozole it’s very highly unlikely ( impossible really) that a DEXA will be affected immediately. As your body adjusts to the drop in estrogen ( Letrozole inhibits estradiol from converting to estrogen) it “could” cause some bone loss. It’s not the med directly it’s the lack of estrogen . bones shed and rebuild best when estrogen is on board.

Sounds like you are getting good calcium from food although you may need to up it a tad. Sardines with bone intact is a very good source also.

This is a journey but not a sprint… you had surgery, radiation and on estrogen blocker … YOU ARE DOING GREAT ON THE BIG TICKET ITEMS ☀️

Now, as you settle into the journey this is a great place for information and questions. You will learn so much to consider and before long you will be answering questions for future participants who find their way here.

Blessings on the path 🌸