femara
Hi there, I had breast cancer 18 yrs ago at 42 and was diagnosed with a recurrance in 2008, I have both lobular invasive and ductal breast cancer now. I have secondaries in lungs, and bones. I have had Taxotare chemo and continue on Zometa for the bones I have resisted Femara until now but due to lung problems gave it a try but had very bad pain and stopped it anyone out there got any any experience of Femara. Im am almost pain free without it dont know what to do. Mosaic
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hi there,
i am on femara since last august, i have been ok. A lot of stiffness
at times, otherwise fine. Had headaches and dizziness when i started
for a little while.
Also on 2 tabs daily of calcium to counteract the stiffness.
thats my experience to date,
best of luck,
huggybear
Hi Mosaic,
I am so sorry to hear you have to face cancer again after so many years. Life can be cruel at times. It is good your pain is controlled with the current regime. Regarding the Femera I am not taking it at present but after researching it I do hope to switch from Tamoxifen after 2 years because it has a slightly higher ability to target breast cancer cells. Unfortunately it can cause bony pain. Perhaps you could discuss the pros and cons of trying it one more time with your oncologist and see if they think you might benefit from it. Maybe now the other drugs are helping the bones the side effects may be less. I hope you get some more replies from people who have more info then myself.
Best Wishes
A