My wife has secondary breast cancer in her liver lymphatic system and bones, she is not taking any chemo, had enough of that the first time round. She is taking Letrozol, which after only a few months has shrunk her liver tumours, none at the surface now, although she had multiple tumours before letrozol. She is very religious and believes strongly in the power of prayer and love from friends and family. She is obviously suffering from all the usual symptoms that are associated with cancer, nausea, tiredness, absolute fatigue, stomachs problems, bone pains, has several sleeps during the day...etc.. She is also wearing an aspen vista cervical collar, due to a neck fracture, she absolutely hates the collar and at times wants to tear iit off, been having lots of ‘fun’ trying to get the correct adjustment, uncomfortable itchy foam pads skin sores etc.....life’s just a bunch of fun......
she was offered denosumab several months ago, but declined for fear of the jaw bone loss side effect, which now seems to be rare.....there still exists the danger of worse side effects from starting this drug then discontinuing it.....would like to hear of anyone else with experiences of this...
my wife has just joined our local hospice, which although very wearing for her ( for a day or two after her visit ) it does give her an opportunity to discuss health issues and have a social outlet.
