Hi

I have recently finished most of my treatments for IDC but I suspect what you'll find is that people get different treatments depending on size of tumour, location in breast, spread to nodes, age and probably a whole host of other factors.

You can read my treatment on my profile page but probably worth waiting to see what your oncologist believes will suit you.

I'm taking letrozole for 10 yrs as am perimenopausal and now on 3rd brand which isn't proving too bad re aches & pains (unlike the first which was dreadful), I take glucosamine & cod liver oil to help the joints and seems to be improving the joint pain.

Good luck

Sam

Hi

I have recently finished most of my treatments for IDC but I suspect what you'll find is that people get different treatments depending on size of tumour, location in breast, spread to nodes, age and probably a whole host of other factors.

You can read my treatment on my profile page but probably worth waiting to see what your oncologist believes will suit you.

I'm taking letrozole for 10 yrs as am perimenopausal and now on 3rd brand which isn't proving too bad re aches & pains (unlike the first which was dreadful), I take glucosamine & cod liver oil to help the joints and seems to be improving the joint pain.

Good luck

Sam

I'm pre menopause so will I produce more hormones? I'm not really clued up on it all x

I'm assuming the tablets that you refer to are hormone blockers as you're either ER or PR+.

If so the tablets will block your hormones as that is what the cancer feeds upon and will create an early menopause - as the menopause basically does what these tablets do but naturally and without some of the side effects!

So in comparison to you, someone who is post menopausal will produce far less hormones (oestrogen) but that said there are still hormone blockers for those who are post menopausal, not all together sure why (maybe there's still some produced or a belt & braces approach?) as my area of "speciality" only extends so far...

Sam

Thank you Sam