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Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Nov 21 7:48am | Replies (1935)
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@lisman1408

I was diagnosed last April, and for me, I think the fear will be with me for the rest of my life. I past my 65 birthday while I was in treatment and my mortality really hit me that I’m not young and I’m not able to bounce back as quickly anymore. I feel like my mortality is staring at me and I’m just waiting for the next ‘punch’.

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islandelder | @islandelder | Jan 19, 2019

Lisman, I lost my right breast to cancer almost two years ago. I go for my annual mammogram on the left breast in a few weeks and I'm nervous, of course, but I won't let any of this get me down. I'm 81 years old and the surgery, chemo, and radiation are all behind me, but I'll be on this med for several years, I guess. I look on all of it as an abysmal inconvenience but not necessarily a life-changer--except that I value the time I have left even more now.

I beg you not to give in to fear. If it doesn't eat you up, it will, at the very least, slow you down. Don't let fear win. Sending hugs.

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