Breast Cancer Now Forum

Hi all   I have read lots of posts on Herceptin but am trying to narrow down the cause of this joint pain.   I had 4 x FEC and tail end of last yeat beginning of this, all ok, 2 x lumpectomies, radiotherapy, I had herceptin originally with the FEC then sub cut, I have had 15 of 18 finish in December.  I am also on Letrozole, my joint pain started not long after starting Letrozole coincidence or not?  They took me off it for 8 weeks to see if it was that but no improvement.  I am now starting to think it could be the Herceptin or lasting effects of chemo or rads.   Anyway I am looking for ladies that might have completed Herceptin, does the pain subside at all.  Some days the pain in my hips is unbareable also in my hands and knees, I am exercising, taking fish oil and turmeric and use Jones for bones as someone else recommended it.   Just want to know if there is light at the end of the tunnel, or is this my life now 😞 ... View more

Had read quite a bit about this on here and various other sites, I’ve done the chemo, the lumpectomy and the rads now 6 weeks on Letrozole (Accord brand) I can hardly function the pain in my hands is unbearable and the rest of my body hurts in places I didn’t know existed, I’ve tried Nurophen plus but nothing is helping, please tell me but gets better, or is there anything else I can do?   Also have herceptin every 3 weeks but never really had any side effects from that  ... View more

Hi   Hoping someone can advise, diagnosed in October, chemo lumpectomies etc, cold capped managed to keep hair, been on Letrozole for 3 weeks (Think it is Accord) and now my hair has thinned to the point you can see through it and my scalp, heartbroken is an under statement.   Anyone out there tried other brands? ... View more