Femara

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karaokelorie
karaokelorie Member Posts: 33
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi everyone
Oncologist just put me on Femara, Also taking Fosomex but am already -2.0 bone density
osteopenia. can you tell me what I can expect? will I go on to osteoporosis? How much pain does this drug cause?
Thanks Ladies
Lorie

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  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
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    Hi Lorie. I have not been on Femara or Fosomex. But, I am sure many here are or have and will post information for you.

    Hugs!
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
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    survivorbc09 said:

    Not on it
    Hi Lorie. I have not been on Femara or Fosomex. But, I am sure many here are or have and will post information for you.

    Hugs!

    Lorie, I am not on those. I
    Lorie, I am not on those. I wish you good luck and keep us updated on how you do.

    Lex♥
  • debbie1162
    debbie1162 Member Posts: 36
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    Femara
    I am taking Femara and so far the pain is not so bad I can not manage. I go this week about my bone density. I am not sure what will happen there. I do have a bone loss prior to Femara.
  • ohilly
    ohilly Member Posts: 441
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    debbie1162 said:

    Femara
    I am taking Femara and so far the pain is not so bad I can not manage. I go this week about my bone density. I am not sure what will happen there. I do have a bone loss prior to Femara.

    Femara
    I have no pain at all from Femara. Now hair thinning, that is a different story. I hope you don't get this side effect. I know it seems trivial, but it upset me a lot.

    Ohilly
  • djteach
    djteach Member Posts: 273
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    Hi Lorie,
    I took Femara for
    Hi Lorie,
    I took Femara for 3 1/2 years and the only problems I had was hot flashes for about 4 months. I was very lucky I guess. I hope you do well with the femara. My onc. had me on Aridia while I was taking the Femara and did not have any problems with my bones getting worse.

    Let us know how you do with it.
    Love and gentle hugs,
    Donna
  • karaokelorie
    karaokelorie Member Posts: 33
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    djteach said:

    Hi Lorie,
    I took Femara for
    Hi Lorie,
    I took Femara for 3 1/2 years and the only problems I had was hot flashes for about 4 months. I was very lucky I guess. I hope you do well with the femara. My onc. had me on Aridia while I was taking the Femara and did not have any problems with my bones getting worse.

    Let us know how you do with it.
    Love and gentle hugs,
    Donna

    femara
    Hi Donna,
    If all I get is hot flashes that will be ok. I've had those ever since they took me off of HRT after getting BC. How is Aridia taken? Once a week, once a month? I know they say Femara is supposed to stop the cancer from coming back because of being ER POSITIVE, but when your messing with your bones sometimes I dont know if it is worth it. Alot to think about!
    Take Care
    Lorie
  • karaokelorie
    karaokelorie Member Posts: 33
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    ohilly said:

    Femara
    I have no pain at all from Femara. Now hair thinning, that is a different story. I hope you don't get this side effect. I know it seems trivial, but it upset me a lot.

    Ohilly

    Fermara
    Hi Ohilly,
    I havnt even heard of hair thinning,Hopefully that doesn't happen.Like you said it sounds trivial,But I love the way my hair goes right into place without having to mess with it. Are you on any chemo?
    Take Care
    Lorie
  • karaokelorie
    karaokelorie Member Posts: 33
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    debbie1162 said:

    Femara
    I am taking Femara and so far the pain is not so bad I can not manage. I go this week about my bone density. I am not sure what will happen there. I do have a bone loss prior to Femara.

    Fermara
    Hi Debbie,
    Are you on anything to help your bones stay strong? If not you might want to ask your Dr. to start you on something.Depending on your age you might already have some bone thinning. Good luck with your bone density test,Let us know how you do.
    Take Care
    Lorie
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
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    karaokelorie said:

    femara
    Hi Donna,
    If all I get is hot flashes that will be ok. I've had those ever since they took me off of HRT after getting BC. How is Aridia taken? Once a week, once a month? I know they say Femara is supposed to stop the cancer from coming back because of being ER POSITIVE, but when your messing with your bones sometimes I dont know if it is worth it. Alot to think about!
    Take Care
    Lorie

    Hi Lorie. I just want to
    Hi Lorie. I just want to welcome you and to wish you good luck. I haven't been on Femara.

    ♥ Noel
  • djteach
    djteach Member Posts: 273
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    karaokelorie said:

    femara
    Hi Donna,
    If all I get is hot flashes that will be ok. I've had those ever since they took me off of HRT after getting BC. How is Aridia taken? Once a week, once a month? I know they say Femara is supposed to stop the cancer from coming back because of being ER POSITIVE, but when your messing with your bones sometimes I dont know if it is worth it. Alot to think about!
    Take Care
    Lorie

    Hi Lorie,
    They gave me
    Hi Lorie,

    They gave me Aridia once a month for 6 months. They gave it to me through my port that was for chemo. Otherwise it is given through IV. I had no side effects from that except my bone scans look better and better. I know that it gets overwhelming so I called my onc. to see what she thought about it. She said that if it was her, she would want the Aridia. I felt better after that.

    Remember, you are not alone here.
    Love and gentle hugs,
    Donna
  • anniemshe
    anniemshe Member Posts: 91 Member
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    Hi I’m on Femara, was on it alone for about 3 months with minimal side effects, some hot flushes and now I take it together with another medication called ribociclib( clinical trials). My hair has some thinning and I too was upset ( seems silly when you look at the bigger picture) there is some tiredness but otherwise ok. But I can’t tell if it’s due to Femada or ribiciclib. 

    Anyway all the best and I pray you have minimal effect 

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