Letrozole

If you do a search for "tamoxifen and diverticulitis" you will see you are not alone. There are women on the forum who have had vomiting from it as well.

I was taken off chemo because I developed diverticulitis and the oncologist said he didn't want to kill me by perforating my bowel (which happens easily with diverticulitis) so he stopped chemo. The drug in that case was taxotere.

I hope you find a solution. It must be frustrating.  Hopefully, someone will answer who has more useful information.

Where in Canada are you?

I'm not getting any treatment. The diverticulitis happened a few days after my first dose so I didn't get any more after that.  Mine is triple negative so the hormones won't help.

There might be more people on the boards during the week so hopefully someone is using that drug and can help you. Best of luck.

Hello ladies, just popping in to give a comment. I see that most have only been on Letrozole for a short while. I'm going to be 60 this year so I had the choice 4 years and 1 month to either go on Taxomifen or Letrozole. Due to my age and the fact that my oncologist is an expert on Letrozole, I chose the latter. Yes, I too had severe leg pains and severe constipation, I finally worked through it. I started back exercising and never looked backed. The constipation finally left (thank God) but I think that was from the surgeries (had a lumpectomy and then another one to clear the margins). But better yet, I was in a Femara (Letrozole) study and had to use the brand product, not the generic. Guess what? I actually feel 100% better with the brand. I had no problems when I switched and I asked my oncologist for the brand only. Now, I have only 11 months to go before I find out if I'm off of the drug altogether. At my last appointment, my oncologist suggested that maybe 10 years after surgery to be on it. It was mind blowing and I told her so. She said that since my cancer was itty bitty, maybe 5 was o.k. I'll find out when I see her in April.