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Femara / Letrizole

by Melbiks in Diagnosis and treatment
July 2017
July 2017
Hi everyone.   My Mum recently had a mastectomy as a result of a breast cancer diagnosis about 5 weeks ago. She has now been put on Letrizole/Femara for the next 5 years. Does anyone have a...
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  • ...hemotherapy   Has anyone had any experience with Femara or Letrizole, that could offer s...

Femara side effects?

by Becca134 in Treatments and side effects
April 2018
April 2018
Hi, I have had my chemo, radiation etc but it's not until I started on meds - aromasin, then arimidex, and now femara that I seem to have days when I cry on & off all day for no reason. Has a...
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  • Hi @Becca134, how are you doing today?   There are a few threads about femara t...

Strange spots and dots

by Braveb in If cancer returns
September 2017
September 2017
Was having a part of me ultrasounded and the sonographer noticed a spot somewhere else. A couple of days of tests and seeing a new surgeon followed.    It jolted my partner and I out of t...
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  • ...y skin all the time since chemo and taking Femara. The dots appear especially if I have drank c...

breast cancer gone to the bones

by bella in Living with cancer
February 2012
February 2012
would like to speak to people with the same cancer just to say hi and find out more
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  • ...t had spread to my back and ribs so put me on femara. and said they cant operate. but am currenly f...
  • ...t had spread to my back and ribs so put me on femara. and said they cant operate. but am currently f...
  • hi allicat only treatment they can give me is femara but am trying other things i have found on t...

recurrent breast cancer

by bronfife in Living with cancer
August 2011
August 2011
...n Femara now. Was looking for a Breast Cancer support group...I dont seem to fit the Early Breast Cancer or the Secondary Cancer Support Groups. Is there anyone else there with a simlar diagnosis?? A...

Zometa side effects

by 1AudaciousVeron in Treatments and side effects
March 2009
March 2009
I would like to hear from anyone who may be able to add their personal experience on any side effects from Zometa treatment? My oestrogen receptor status is positive and I have been taking Femara f...

today is a good day

by bella in Blogs
March 2012
March 2012
why because i want it to be lol not much happening with me. still on my femara have to go to coffs hospital.next week to talk to the radioligist about my pain dont know if i want any treatment for i...

Almost finished with chemo

by Crazy_Cat_Lady in Blogs
July 2012
July 2012
Hi All, Next week will be my final chemo. I am looking forward to being able to know that as I begin to feel better I will know that there is no more getting to the feeling good stage and having to ...
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  • ...Next week I will be starting on my second hormone treatment. The first one, Femara, didn't a...

Too Many Questions

by KazPlus2 in Blogs
May 2012
May 2012
...an't seem to get any straight information from medical people so I thought I'd put my questions "out there" in cyberspace. Can't hurt! Mum was diagnosed in Feb/March and started on Femara as she d...
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