I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years ago, I have been on tamoxifen and now letrezole, the side affects are making life difficult especially the flushes and dreadful sweats. Some women I know have just stopped taking them for a better quality of life I'm torn between do and don't?
Hi and welcome to the Online Community, although I am sorry to see you finding us.
Not being a medical professional I can't give you any guidance on your question but I see you have posted a question to our Nurse Team.
Talking with people who are on the same journey can help a lot and get first hand expereance.
Can I direct you to this links to our Breast cancer Forum where you will connect with people who understand the journey you are on. You can ask the folks questions about tests, treatments and what to expect during the months ahead.
Follow the link above and join the group by hitting the ‘Join the Group’ tab just under the main group name and it is worth indicating how you want to receive email notifications when someone answers your posts.
Go to the 'Start a Discussion' tab just under the main group name and set up your own Discussion and introduce yourself to the group - you could just copy an paste what you have in this first post.
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All the very best.
Hello I’m also on letrazol I have been the same as you regarding the sweats etc I also get bone pain... I have found that my body seems to be adjusting after almost a year... when I spoke to my oncologist about this she said “ if you can tolerate them for a couple of years they will aid your survival “ ..... So I just put up with all the symptoms now I wouldn’t stop them ....
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