July 14, 2020
Its totally 1:00 in the morning but I have been wanting to write a journal entry for a LONG time now and keep putting it off. I just want to do a quick med update!
So after taking a 3 month break from hormone therapy (because Arimidex was causing daily migraines) I spoke with Dr. Civiello and she felt it was time to get back on therapy. We decided to try another aromatase inhibitor called Letrazole. I started 6 weeks ago and only lasted a month… lol it sucked! I was a fricken wet seal again because of the hot flashes and started getting foggy.. as if I were on chemo again!!! EXTREME fatigue, nauseas and had GI issues (use your imagination on that last category LOL). I yi yi, after a month of being miserable I called Dr. Civiello and told her about my symptoms and she told me to stop the med immediately. She also felt like it wasn’t worth trying any more aromatase inhibitors. Clearly my body wasn’t tolerating them well which I am SO bummed about. This type of med would’ve given me the best prognosis for the future and I was really hoping it would work out. Also, I saw my breast surgeon last week and she voiced her concern about taking a 3 month break from therapy. She said one of her patients had done this in the past and her cancer came back and went to her brain. Good lord… I started questioning everything. Should I have not taken that long of a break? Did I just increase my chances of it coming back? But Dr. Civiello seemed so confident…??? hfdsahfdsajfd!!!! WTF! Lol I was so in my head for a solid week. I ended up calling Dr. Civiello and she made me feel SO much better. She’s like half oncologist/half therapist lol!! And long story short we decided to take a SHORT 2 week break to get that devil med out of my system and then try Tamoxifen (which I’ve taken in the past)! Very well known and still super effective. Trying to stay positive and hope that I tolerate it well 🙏 Wish me luck!!!!
I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe!!! It is a crazy world we live in right now. I seriously can’t comprehend it at times…. like whhhhat?!
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