My partner was diagnosed with liver cancer and had surgery to remove a tumour in 2024. We thought he was clear of cancer in the months that followed. Meanwhile I was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2025 and had surgery in February followed by radiotherapy. I was then on hormone blockers (Letrozole) but I found the side effects really difficult to deal with so was swapped onto Anastrozole which seemed slightly more bearable. I also have to take a statin as these drugs raise your cholesterol and I also take Risedronate as I have osteoporosis. Since being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer I feel like I've really aged. In December 2024 I felt fit and healthy with good mobility, exercised 3 times per week (strength training) and went walking most weekends. However, I now feel very stiff, my joints ache and I don't seem able to walk more than a few hundred yards before my knees aches and hurt making me hobble along.
Meanwhile my partner's liver has 2 new inoperable tumours and has just started chemotherapy. I really need to be "there" for him but in my current physical state, it's difficult and I'm considering coming off Anastrozole. I'm 69, 70 in a few months and don't want to spend the next 4 years feeling like a physical wreck while I'm on oestrogen blockers. We are all going to die at some point and if I live to say 80, I don't want to spend a chunk of that time feeling like this. I also want to help my wonderful partner who has always been in my corner and we live each other very much.
Sorry for the long post but I wonder if anyone else has thought on this and tips for managing things.
