Just been told by my pharmacy that they will no longer order in Accord exemestane even though I’ve explained how much worse the side effects have been on others. Hubby was with me and he said I should just let it go and not let it impact my mood. I’m...
I've just changed meds from Anastrozole to Exemestane. I'm wondering if anyone found the Exemestane better. On Anastrozole i was in terrible pain all over my body including hands. I felt very fatigued, had terrible hot flushes and just felt I had no quality...
I changed to Exemestane after just over 3 miserable months on Anastrozole. Exemestane, certainally over the first 3 months was much more tolerable. However I am now just over 5 months into treatment and I am finding the tiredness, stiffness and joint...
Hello, this is my first post so thanks for reading. I was wondering if anyone else has had trouble coming off Abemaciclib/ Verzenois? I'm having a 2 week break from the med, after starting at 150mg twice a day. It's been 10 days since I last took it and...
I had my chemo stopped on Thursday due to peripheral neuropathy and was told thst the drug was unsafe to continue i had 2 more rounds to go . Has anyone else been in this situation ?
I had a lumpectomy 4 years ago followed by radiotherapy and a series of hormone tablets which all had side effects. Letrozole caused mobility problems, then tamoxifen causing gynae problems, then exomestane caused breast pain and now anastrozole which...
I had my first chemotherapy session yesterday with cold cap treatment, following a breast cancer diagnosis in January and mastectomy and lymph clearance in March. Are there any tips for trying to keep my hair during the cold cap therapy, as I feel like...
Hello, Im new to this this group but just wanted some advice. I was diagnosed last October, had surgery in November and started EC treatment in February and now have 3 more Paclitaxel sessions left, then will be having radiotherapy. I have met with...
Hi, I’m about to start a course of five radiotherapy sessions to my right breast in about a month. Has anyone been through something similar and able to share their experience or any tips? I would especially appreciate hearing about how your skin reacted...
Hi, this is my first post after being diagnosed with tubular breast cancer, grade 1, ER 8, PR8 and HER2 positive. The consultant who diagnosed me (i went private for this part) said I would need a lumpectomy and 5 sessions of radiotherapy. She didn't...
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