Awaiting Surgery in four days!

I love grapefruit and used to eat half every morning. So many drugs seem to say avoid grapefruit so to my dismay, had to stop my intake. I am also 63, post menopause, getting the flushes again! We CAN do this. I'm on Cycle 4 of FECT following lumpectomy and sentinel node removal. Having Herceptin injections for a year, Radiotherapy plus Anastrazole tablets for few years, all to prevent reoccurrence due to my Oestrogen receptive and HER2 positive. Jo x

Thanks for the heads up! I’ll stick with the oranges then. Sounds like we might be in a similar situation. I’m oestrogen positive, which was another “what?” Moment, as I had both ovaries removed ten years back. Still not sure I understand how I can be making oestrogen, but the experts say I can, so that’s that. I am apparently looking at radiotherapy and letrozole to knock mine on the head, but, of course that all hinges on what the surgery turns up . I suspect the waiting between the surgery and the follow up appointment will be the longest few days of my life. But you are right  we CAN do this. Vonny x

It must be frustrating to be getting flushes again. We do make a bit of oestrogen elsewhere in our body even when our ovaries have stopped working and your letrozole is mopping that up. I think grapefruit juice interacts with certain chemo drugs. Common hot flush triggers are caffeine, alcohol, sugar, spicy food and getting overly hot for any reason. x

Now I’m confused. Ot to worry, it’s no big sacrifice for me to avoid grapefruit…just in case. X

The drugs I gather grapefruit interacts with are specifically chemotherapy, not the hormone therapy drugs. Am sorry if I confused you. I wrote something else tonight and realised that my chemo brain is still hanging around for now!

No worries! Thanks.

Hi Cotton dust. I also have my surgery on Tuesday, here's to it going well for both of us, we've got this! Xx

Good Luck! X

Good luck to you and Lovetowalk

Hi Cotton dust,

Hope your surgery went well and you are ok today. I got home about 8 pm last night and was a bit sick but feeling ok today. Painkillers are doing the trick.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Jo