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My niece is a jogger, and when she wears a sports bra it's always much smaller than she is. The intent is to smush, and keep movement to a minimum. She used to run marathons and I've seen her sports bra that I couldn't get into (I'm an A, she's a D). She used to have her mom help her. Hers were for true sport, not casual wear.

Yeah if I can get a sports bra over my shoulders, it's not going to do anything for my breasts when running. My sports bras have adjustable shoulder straps, and chest strap and my breasts do not move.

Frap: Sorry you had to join this group but we can be of great hope and help throughout your journey. I had a lumpectomy and reduction/lift due to having BC on both sides. For me the surgery was a breeze. I never even took pain meds. I was sore and stiff and wasn't able to lift for 4-6 weeks over a gallon of milk. I continued to walk, but not do yoga or any lifting. The wounds healed well. I was worried since I had radiation on the R side 13 years ago and that can affect the healing but it healed beauitifully. I did have the best plastic surgeon!! I wore the surgical bra for a week or so then changed over to a sports bra. I can't believe it's been 9 months ago. Good luck with your decision and let us know.

Hello, I need some help please. I just started taking Letrozole manufactured by Accord about one month ago. I picked up my new supply today and it has the name Teva on the container. So far with the Accord LT pills I’ve had no problems no hair loss so I hope it stays that way. But is it usual that your pharmacy will change manufacturers? I got a 90 day supply and my insurance pays for it but $744. I think that’s terrible. Other countries take better care of their citizens then what the United States does. It’s all about greed. The manufacturers probably overcharge pharmacies, I have read pharmacies make money on the drugs they sell, and of course then it goes to the insurance companies. I think that’s terrible. Anyway should I be concerned about TEVA and if anybody is taking it did that cause hair loss?

Thank you for your time and I hope everyone is doing well.

thank you for your information. And, yes,I don’t mind losing a little hair as long as the cancer stays away.

I am retired and my insurance is covering it but I think it’s just terrible. Norway and Sweden have high tax rates and after that everything is paid for and their citizens claim they do not have a problem paying high taxes because they are so well taken care of. And here in the US it’s nothing but greed. Anyway, I looked at the GoodRx app but I’m wondering how they can have such a steep discounts. If my insurance stop paying for it for some reason I will have to try other avenues I guess.

Holy crap! My Accord letrozole is <$9/mo co-pay on Medicare Part D.

I chose the little independent pharmacy (which has a kosher-style deli up front) where I buy it because it could get Teva at first . Then their distributor switched to Roxane. Of all mfrs. of letrozole (including Novartis' original Femara), Roxane has the fewest "excipients" (inert ingredients) that could cause sensivities & intolerances. Teva --made in Israel, not China or India--is a close second. Unfortunately, Roxane was bought by WestWard, which stopped making letrozole. So that's why I'm taking Accord. My thinning hair had already begun before diagnosis, as I was a decade post-menopausal at the time. The slight acceleration is not caused directly by anything in the drug, but instead its intended purpose: preventing manufacture of estrogen via inhibiting the action of the enzyme aromatase (which is the catalyst for converting an androgen made by the adrenals & fat cells into a form of estrogen). So that tells me the stuff is working as intended.

Do you guys think I should check around at different pharmacies? Even though my insurance is paying for it, should I still check around?

OK good I will take your advice. I am new at this stuff. And yes I agree about deJoy

Springdaisy...you are giving me hope. The pharmacy sheet that comes with mine says it is 940 for 3 months. I desperately hope my insurance is going to reduce that down a whole heck of a lot.

cm2020. I just lost my COBRA and have the wonderful Affordable Health Care insurance (not affordable and covers nothing). I am on letrozole and with GoodRx only pay 6.05 a month. Look into Good Rx and I am sure you will have the same result as I have. Good Luck

I take Dexilant, which though it's come off patent, thanks to Takeda is still available only by prescription in the U.S. GoodRx did the math and told me my Part D co-pay would be less than the coupon price. So I buy it online from a pharmacy in a suburb of Vancouver (Surrey--where we used to ride around in circles so Bob could finish smoking his Cuban cigar before crossing back to the US). Bob faxed a prescription, and a local FP reissues it. $900 for 90 days on GoodRx, $600 co-pay through (in)Humana Part D...and $380 from Canada. Duh.

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