hello .just been given the news that the dexa scan reveals this after two years of arimadex ,have only just had the scan as there was no funding for it 2 yrs ago ,to say im unhappy is an understament ,i should have had supplements then and maybe i wouldnt have such achey bones or the bad fractured wrist ive just got over . seems to me the nhs is failing a lot of women in this situation .wonder if anyone else has had to have bish bosh supplement ??(bisphosphonates) and what if any side effects did you experience ?? thanks .lynn x
Hi Lynn, I was diagnosed with secondaries to the bone in May last year, about half way through my chemo. I take a daily biophospate (Bondronat)tablet and am on tamoxifen. As far as I know my SE’s (hot flushes, achey joints etc) are all due to the tamox. An elderly friend of my parents takes the same medication for osteoporosis that I take for the mets - will find out in 2 weeks how the mets are doing when I see my Onc - I too get stiff and achy joints but find it all bearable. So sorry you had to wait so long to find out, but now that you know I guess you can deal with it. I have been told if things deteriorate they can zap the hot spots with rads. Many ladies on here are doing well with these sorts of diagnosis so dont despair, take care xdebbiex