Breast cancer

I was diagnosed with ductal breast cancer eastrogen positve grade 1 had wide excision and 4 lymph nodes removed in January 2019 went on to have radiotherapy 15 sessions l was prescribed Letrozole and Iasibon l feel very alone since my treatment finished i still experience discomfort in my breast and where my lymph nodes were removed and lm always thinking the worst my breast care nurse says this can go on for a long time but it doesnt make me feel any better.l have lots of aches in my joints from my medication which lm coping with l have good and bad days is anyone else feeling like me.

  • Hello there Glitter. First of all, you are not alone, there are a lot of breast cancer ladies on here, some just starting on the treatment path, some in the middle of it and quite a few, like me who have completed treatment and getting on with their lives.

     

    Have a look at the Good and the Bad thread, a lot of us use that. It’s not all about diagnosis and treatment, non cancer life is also discussed.   

     

    I’m two years now since active treatment ended and I still get discomfort and yes at times, pain. It is diminshing but it’s gradual.  The aches from the hormone inhibitors can be something else, if these are getting you down, insist on a conversation with with your Breast Care nurse or consultant.  Depending on when you started Letrozole, it might be time for a review.