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Is it ok to take Ic3 with femara?
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Can we give hormone therapy to males with breast cancer?
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anonymous
Survivor since 2007
My brother-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer around Christmas. He had a mastectomy with clear sentinal nodes. He also had a Onco-DX test and the type of cells were at a 1... which meant the likelihood of reccurance was next to a great big giant NO. Since he had invasive ductal which was...
Comment 1My brother-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer around Christmas. He had a mastectomy with clear sentinal nodes. He also had a Onco-DX test and the type of cells were at a 1... which meant the likelihood of reccurance was next to a great big giant NO. Since he had invasive ductal which was influenced by hormones, he would have been treated hormonally. In other words.... YES, men can get hormone therapy. Here is a link to the National Cancer Institute regarding breast cancer in men.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/Patient/page5
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Is anyone on hormone therapy and if so, how are you doing? Will know in two weeks if I am a candidate for it.
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anonymous
Survivor since 2007
Hi Beverly, I have entered my 5th year of the hormone blocking drug Femara or Letrozole. I will be glad when I get to quit. For me, the side effects have been hot flashes, and joint and leg pain. It has been tolerable but for me, the hot flashes have been the most troubling. At first they...
Comment 0Hi Beverly, I have entered my 5th year of the hormone blocking drug Femara or Letrozole. I will be glad when I get to quit. For me, the side effects have been hot flashes, and joint and leg pain. It has been tolerable but for me, the hot flashes have been the most troubling. At first they were just plain ugly. They have gotten better but still a pain. Everybody has different reactions and I always hesitate to say something negative because I don't want to scare anybody from taking this possibly life-saving treatment. The side effects were small price to pay and I am very thankful this is available and I was er/pr positive and her2 negative.
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anonymous
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Yea those are small but peaty side effects will keep in touch good luck take care
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Just have to share: I finished my 5 months of chemo last Thursday! Looks like no major post-chemo tests, so it's off to hormone therapy and the rest of my life! Woo hoo!
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anonymous
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Congratulations! You deserve it.
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anonymous
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EVELYN!!!!! YAHOOOOO!!!! This is great news and we all celebrate your "freedom" from all that concentrated treatment. I am so happy for you. I am coming into my 5th year of hormone blocking treatment. Congratulations to you!!!!
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I would like to know how to reduce the side effects from hormone blockers.
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anonymous
Survivor since 2007
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I am on Femara and a quarter of the way into the 5 th year. I would give anything to know how to decrease the hot flashes. I also have some joint and leg pain, but the hot flashes have been the side effect that has been the most uncomfortable. This is going to sound very weird and my...Comment 1Jan.
I am on Femara and a quarter of the way into the 5 th year. I would give anything to know how to decrease the hot flashes. I also have some joint and leg pain, but the hot flashes have been the side effect that has been the most uncomfortable. This is going to sound very weird and my doctor could not explain why while taking an antibiotic for bronchitis 2 years ago, my hot flashes completely stopped. Once I stopped taking the antibiotics, the hot flashes returned..... :(
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anonymous
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I understand your frustrations! I switched from tamoxifen (diagnosed w/stage 1, ER , IDC in Nov. 2010) to arimidex after having a preventive hysterectomy (I am BRCA2 ) in October. Now I have joint pain (particularly in my hips), stiffness and really frequent hot flashes. I feel like I am 82...
Comment 1I understand your frustrations! I switched from tamoxifen (diagnosed w/stage 1, ER , IDC in Nov. 2010) to arimidex after having a preventive hysterectomy (I am BRCA2 ) in October. Now I have joint pain (particularly in my hips), stiffness and really frequent hot flashes. I feel like I am 82 instead of 42; however, I much prefer these side effects to having cancer. My oncologist offered to switch medications but I have found that yoga - at least 3 times a week - has helped keep it manageable.
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After a double mastectomy I am getting two choices of treatment for stage 2b. Chemo or No Chemo with hormone therapy. E P Her2 - Any suggestions?
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anonymous
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Wow, what a choice! I think that if I was in your shoes I may opt for chemo... Although it is NOT At all easy to go through, the results are truly amazing. It is my belief that the more things that you throw at this beast, the better. maybe you want to consult another oncologist for a second...
Comment 0Wow, what a choice! I think that if I was in your shoes I may opt for chemo... Although it is NOT At all easy to go through, the results are truly amazing. It is my belief that the more things that you throw at this beast, the better. maybe you want to consult another oncologist for a second opinion. I had chemo, dble mastectomy, radiation and continue with herceptin and tamoxifen.... I am truly thankful for all!
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Were lymph nodes involved?
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Does everyone suffer with joint pains when on hormone treatment. I have been taking the tabs for 7 months and the pains are consistently getting more unbearable. Has anyone any advice ... Should I consider stopping the hormone treatment?
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anonymous
Stage 2B Patient
Cindy I have joint pain too. My doctor told me to take OTC ibuprophren and I also take calcitonin nasal spray which is a prescription. To my surprise, it has helped me a lot.
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anonymous
Survivor since 2012
I do and I take ibuprophen
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Recently the question was asked if tomoxefin should be taken AM or PM. I was taking it PM & not sleeping. After reading post, I switched to AM. Sleeping very well now so I thought I would share that.
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anonymous
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That's what helped me. I do have to take it with food.
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I had an appointment today and asked about this since the print out from my pharmacy didn't specify a.m. or p.m. I was told it didn't matter...to pick the time when I would best remember to take it. While we were discussing the Tamoxifen my oncologist's P.A. said that exercise should help me...
1 comment 0I had an appointment today and asked about this since the print out from my pharmacy didn't specify a.m. or p.m. I was told it didn't matter...to pick the time when I would best remember to take it. While we were discussing the Tamoxifen my oncologist's P.A. said that exercise should help me with the to flashes. Is there any truth to that being a benefit? Just wondering...
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What is your experience with generic femara ?
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anonymous
Survivor since 2007
Susie,
I took "Letrozole" which is the generic. I had to order it out of Canada because I could not afford the USA price. It also originated in Mumbai, India sent via either Switzerland or Germany. I have completed the 5 year program. It must have been working.... I had horrible hot flashes. ...2 comments 0Susie,
I took "Letrozole" which is the generic. I had to order it out of Canada because I could not afford the USA price. It also originated in Mumbai, India sent via either Switzerland or Germany. I have completed the 5 year program. It must have been working.... I had horrible hot flashes. Now that I have stopped taking, the hot flashes are going away.
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I have been on letrozole for just 22 days...I am experiencing nice strong" hot more than flashes ". I started counting how long they last....just to feel I had some control and I did have one bout of depression one evening......but I will be on letrozole for 10 years so I will get used to it. I...
Comment 0I have been on letrozole for just 22 days...I am experiencing nice strong" hot more than flashes ". I started counting how long they last....just to feel I had some control and I did have one bout of depression one evening......but I will be on letrozole for 10 years so I will get used to it. I now visualize the cancer cells exploding during the" Hot longer than flashes"
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I have a 18% rate of recurrence after lumpectomy&radiation, but it could drop to 9% if I do the hormone therapy. Is it worth doing with a risk of uterine cancer and bloodclots etc?
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anonymous
Survivor since 2012
I am on Arimidex and the only side effect is hot flashes. Better safe than sorry.
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I made the decision to take Tamoxifen after lumpectomy and radiation. I feel the benefits out way the risks.
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