Can Anyone Here Tell Me If They Have Had Their Dr Monitor Estrogen Levels To See If Estrogen Blocker Is Effective.
I'm using Femora and have had rib pain lately after 1 1/2 yrs. Chest X-ray clear
My functional hormone dr suggested I go to 1/2 dosage of Femora and monitor estrogen level after 3 wks.
My oncologist was furious and said monitoring estrogen levels is pointless.
Thoughts?
My oncologist didn't. The only medication she kept an eye on was Vit D.
That's what I'm confused about. Although I had a great answer from another here which has helped. From Howard. I'm thinking bloodwork doesn't really tell us what estrogen is actively doing on the cellular level.
Thank you. This makes a lot of sense. I'm sticking with my full dosage. It's not fun but another round of chemo is also not an option!
the AI's from my understanding, are to suppress the estogen in your body, that your fat cells and adrenals, produce, after suppressing your main source of estrogen either medically or chemically. If you stop meds for a while, or decrease dose, then the meds won't do their job, and rate of recurrence increases ......at least this is my understanding.........onward soldier......cheering for u
Thank you so much. My instinct tells me to stick with the known statistics of the estrogen blocker full dosage.
Thank you for the supplement tip. I will try that asap❤
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