December 2017 I was diagnosed with invasive ductal cancer with 2 out of 12 nodes positive...MY cancer was ER +.
I refused chemotherapy. I had read in to it and decided it was not a good time to do that with my daughter at a critical time at school.
So I had radiotherapy only and am now on ajuvative therapy....tried letrizole...it drove me nuts with the pains in my joints, particularly my wrist, also had some serious down mood swings...from nowhere.
So took a break and went to Temoxifen, That made me like a psycho, mood swings, sleeplessness, the mood swings were manic...but they said they didnt think it was the meds but changed me to exemestane.
I am now four months on it, its killing me, I am exhausted all the time, all my body aches, niglly little headaches most days, horrific time sleeping and it has made me lose my appetitie although it has made me like an over stuffed sausage around my torso.My hair is thinning too.I am extremely breathless.
I can live with most of the effects, but this is not a life, to be so tired I wake up and can barely walk...I dont go out anymore much , I walk the dog but no socialising. I have gone off people...even my family...I just feel to drained to even speak.
My question is...if I take no tablets...what is the prognosis...I mean , how much am I actually benefitting from taking these tablets?
I cant live like this.