Hello, I'm an extremely lucky secondary breast cancer patient in that I've been on letrozole and palbociclib for more than three years and they're keeping me stable. Has anyone else found that the loss of oestrogen they cause in order to starve the cancer has the tricky side effect of contributing to incontinence? The other possible reason is that I'm taking lots of calcium and D3 supplementation to keep my calcium levels up. I'd love to know other people's experiences/tips on this.
Hi and warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community although sorry that you had to find us.
A cancer diagnosis brings many questions but talking with others who are walking the same type of cancer journey will help you navigate this challenging time.
The Community is organised into support groups and I see you have joined our supportive Breast, secondary cancer group, this will be a good place to connect with patients and families navigating the same type of cancer journey.
To go to the group just click on the link above then introduce yourself by putting up a ‘New Thread’ or hit the box with the X on the top right (phones), you could just copy and paste the text from this your first post. You can also join in with existing ‘Discussions’ by clicking on 'reply'.
It’s always good to talk and the Macmillan Support Services provides lots of information, support, financial guidance or just a listening ear.
Most services are open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week and it's free to call on 0808 808 00 00 have a look by Clicking here to see what is available and we also have our Ask an Expert section, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
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