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I am taking my first round of femara this cycle. Taking last pill today. Wondering if anyone else is taking Femara and has an experiance to share? Would love to hear any advice or success stories.
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If so, I'd have to start in the next day....
I hope the femara works for you! I have no useful information but wanted to say hi and wish you luck :) Hi! I have a doctor's appt tomorrow and I'm hoping he'll put me of Femara this cycle.
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I STARTED TAKING FEMARA ABOUT 2 WKS AGO. WHEN DOES THE SIDE EFFECTS START TO KICK IN
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What helped was the drug Effexor, ER+/PR+, HER2- I am... .
I am physically I started the Arimidix a drug like Femara, the hot flashes were awful.
I didn't start my joint issues until about 7-8 months into Femara.
As rubytuesday.
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Met with my oncologist today, who told me that the MRI confirmed that the cancer has spread to my bones (not the bone marrow as I originally thought from reading the report before my appointment). And as an added bonus, there is also a new tumor in my...
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I have bone mets too from the get go but Femara & Zometa have worked well for me over 2 years now+, Stage IV, mets, ER+/PR+, HER2- Rosasmommy - I am so sorry! I just started femara but I know, Stage IV, mets, ER+/PR+, HER2- Femara....
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I've been taking Femara for about 7 months (following 7 months on Tamoxifen). My side effects include hot flashes/night sweats (which are declining somewhat), general muscle and joint aches, and memory failings. But most alarming, arthritis-like pain ...
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This is the only symptom (of many) that makes me consider they went down the arm... .
Since starting the Femara I have experienced problems before so I know the cause is Femara.
A reoccurrence of Breast Cancer that is now in my
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First, I must explain how I got on Femara.
I have stage IV breast cancer which was a metastisis from the bc I had in 1993. I had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation back then and was cancer free until this new one was discovered on March 13, 2008 (get out...
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There are so many things to take into consideration -- first when deciding to start on Femara I, 0/16 nodes, ER+/PR-, HER....
But at least this will help me come to a MAJOR decision as to start taking Femara again, or not.
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So I FINALLY got a period and yesterday I started femara. So far no weirdness, not that I really expected it. Just hoping this will work!! So excited and nervous, too. This is the first thing I've done outside of just letting nature do what it should ...
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Good Luck....
Usually by day 3 of Clomid I was a basket case .
Today is my 3rd day on Femara and so far no side effects for me either.
I hope you respond well :) Good luck! I will be starting Letrozole(Femara) in a few months when my.
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Hi everyone
I am only a few months out of chemo and rads and am taking femara. Prior to chemo had bone scan , ct etc that was clean( several spots of arthritis- shoulder, sternomanubrial joint, feet, knees) and even had my RO reread my scans and go over...
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Just started doing the P90X read a lot of the femara thread and many of the other threads about hormonals- I agree it is very long thats for sure ! Luckypenny....
Prior to starting Femara! Hoping it disappears when I quit taking it.
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My Gyno Doc has me starting Letrozole on the 3rd day of my cycle...which will be right after a 10 day round of Progesterone. She said it'll make me ovulate. I'll be having the HSG procedure too.
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I finally started this treatment! One teeny little mustard yellow pill? Really? This little thing is supposed to fix me up? I guess we will see!
He was going to start the Zometa today, then he said the dreaded "D" word dentist! YIKES! I totally make my...
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I'm stage IV from start ibc w/ bone mets and have done very well for just....
Got to get that done b/4 Zometa, you'll be glad .
Rads/Femara & Zometa (T4d,N2a,M1,G3) Amy, I heard that Teeny Things pack a Power Punch! Good luck of the dentist.
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This is the first cycle I've actually gotten my levels. (I've been trying the "trust the docs and stop googling approach.") Now that I know them and have done all my googling on the subject, I am curious what other people have experienced. If you know...
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Out of the follicles that weren't mature, there were....
At the time of my IUI, my e2 was well over 1,000 and I had only 2 mature follicles both were 16mm at the time of trigger .
I was on injections (Menopur) so its bound to be a little different I'm sure .
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