Mum was diagnosed with advanced ER+ breast cancer. I don’t know what to do, or how to help her. She is immobile, with copd, and borderline diabetic. She was given Letizole, I think that’s how you say it. She sleeps a lot, and obviously very tired all the time. She has a 5cm tumour in her left breast, it has spread into her lymph nodes, calcification under her right arm. I asked if it was palliative care, the consultant was quite abrupt, and said no. I asked what the prognosis was, and he said if these don’t work, we can try other tablets. Just wish someone could be straight with me.
mum lives on her own, I work 4 days a week. I am there the other 3 days. My daughters got the other days, sorry for the long post, just don’t know what to expect. Any advice would be appreciated x
Hi
Ruler! 
I can understand not expecting to see anything different after just 3 months (6 months possibly) on Letrozole but really, whatever was he thinking :-/
An ultrasound scan would have only taken a few minutes and been far more professional (sigh) no wonder you feel 'fobbed off'
The few ladies in the main breast group who have been placed on letrozole to shrink tumours instead of chemo but were on this for at least a year prior to their surgery and your mum isn't being given surgery so I would be more inclined to think that although not strictly palliative, they are trying to manage this long term rather than actually curing it ?
Hopefully I am wrong but only time will tell - the side effects from letrozole will probably make her feel a bit down too as they can cause bone and joint aches and over time bone thinning. Has she been given any calcium build up meds ?
You won't find any Letrozole messages here as Triple Negative ladies aren't given it.
G n' J
