hi there, I’m hoping somebody out there can advise or give opinion about what I can do.
i’ve posted before as I was diagnosed with breast cancer, late September 2022, I had a bilateral mammoplastomy and 20 sessions of radiotherapy. The cancer was ER and PCR positive. I think quite high as they gave a figure of 8 for each. My i oncho score came back at 11, so no chemo was required, even though there was lymph-node involvement, and the cancer, much more widespread than it had shown on any of my scans preoperation, one tumour was 8cm big , another 6cm.
I was told to consider a mastectomy again but then I was told to just keep it in bag so to speak as my score was low and they had removed all the cancer they could see. At the time I was told I was post menopause so was given letrozole to take which you have been doing since January. My menopause symptoms are horrendous, anxiety, depression, low mood, bloating lack of sleep brain fog. The list goes on. I had previously been taking HRT and felt really well now when I get up in the morning ache like I’m an old lady but I’m only 54. Despite a strict diet and exercise I have gained 4 kg, the weight won’t shift - and I’m fat and can no longer fit into my clothes comfortably. Unless I exercise, I struggle with joint pain and feel like I’ve aged 20 years. Surely there is something I can take to replace the oestrogen I’m no longer allowed to take, my doctor has prescribed antidepressants but it’s a hormone imbalance. It is affecting me. I’m bloated and feel like I could pop if that makes sense? I feel a shadow of my former self and don’t know what to do , I am having counselling and they say it takes time but with an ER score as high as eight I’m limited to what I can do. I don’t want to be in this position. The aging is horrid and causing so much pain, both mentally, and physically I honestly cannot string a sentence together and some days just can’t stop crying. I’m looking at other options like collagen, and take a range of supplements but is there anything you girls have taken that’s as good as HRT? And the weight god It’s insane this has never been a problem And I’m aware it’s so bad for reoccurrence.
go Sabrina and shake a leg for me. I love to dance too as feel so free. Usually put on R&B and enjoy the feeling. So glad you are getting back to it.
Barbara
Barbara
Thank you, it's my oxygen mask. My son's seizures are hard to cope with. Its
such a lovely group, quite a few have health problems. 
