Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2024, a week after my mum passed away suddenly. Its been a very difficult 6mths but I'm post mastectomy surgery now and trying to navigate all the terrible side effects from Letrozole. I'm currently having a 6wk break to see if they subside, especially the bone, joint and muscle pain. The doctor thinks I may have developed arthritis too so checking if it's the drug or arthritis. Does anyone else suffer these side effects on Letrozole? Just wondering what you do to help with the pain? I'm on 30mg codeine, heat wraps and ibuprofen gel. Welcome any other suggestions. Thanks so much x
Hi Jaxsterg and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
It does sound like you've had a very difficult 6 months and I'm so sorry to read about your mum passing away.
The online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the breast cancer group, which is a great place to connect with others who are taking letrozole.
To join, just click on the links I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your diagnosis and treatment to date into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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