Faslodex (fulvestrant) Side Effects, Uses Dosages
Side Effects for Faslodex (fulvestrant)
1st injection felt like I was kicked by a horse but I was able to get over it. 2nd injection after two days I was not able to walk and went to er and spent three days in hospital. Lots of pain meds and therapy. It’s been a month now and I’m still using a walker to walk and very weak in my back especially sciatica. Have not done another injection.
Breast cancer 3 times in 6 years
Been on Tamoxifen and Letrozole. Neither worked and couldn't tolerate Letrozole side effects. Faslodex injections are sore but use Emla an hour before on site to numb and ice for 20 min. Key is to warm up the injections under your armpit for 20 min !! Reduces injections pain by more than half!Always have them put a TransAct patch on each bum cheek after. This combination of what to do is a game changer..trust meThen take 2 paracetamol, possibly a Zoffer Rapid if nauseas and go to bed. Just relax for 2 days.
It has been the best of all 3 treatments noting I have also endured radiation (2016) and chemo (2022) so well versed on damage and side effects of all.I keep a strict alkaline diet, no sugar gluten dairy alchohol as body needs best fighting chance. Also exercise and drink lots of water.So far so good for me on Faslodex!! Definitely bearable and gives me 25 great days each month and only a few horrid ones post injections .Don't forget ice and to body warm the injections before administering;) and TransAct after....
Sciatica, very tired, sick all over feeling. Very sore for a few days and injection hard to take
My scans showed reduction in tumour but drug very hard to take
Had terrible pain and knots in left butt cheek. Couldn't walk eventually. After 2.5 months she died in agony on morphine and opioids that didn't relieve the pain. She was doing pretty good prior to the last shot.
Got reg injections August 2021 bruised and the area remain dark almost a year later and tender to touch. Inflammation shows up on CTScan. I am extremely worried as to the length of time on this medication and the "knots" I feel at old injection sites. What happen when no safe spot to give injections.
Very effective for me as my first line drug and only drug currently for my MBC de novo 7 years.
Well tolerated as long as its keeping the cancer away
Sore butt for the first week. Stinky pee for the first week. Having head palpitations/throbbing all the time even in bed.
Sore butt for the first week. Having head palpitations/throbbing all the time even in bed.
Stage 1B Breast Cancer, recurrence
Deep bone pain, all over body aches, headaches, feeling very unwell(like an overal general malaise ), some months vomiting. Stomach pains. Bladder pain. UTI, 5 of the 8 months I have been taking it.
Am taking this because I have had trouble tolerating Aromasin, Arimidex, Tamoxifen. I keep taking Faslodex and enduring side effects because it is supposed to be very effective in keeping cancer at bay which is an issue because I have already had a recurrence(prior to Faslodex)
bone metastasis after breast cancer
Other than my butt cheeks being lumpy several days after the injections, I have experienced no other problems. Wish all cancer meds would be so easy.
After only 6 months of injections, my pet scan showed NO cancer activity. Previously the pet scan had shown activity in femur and pelvic bone, and lymph nodes in chest. Feeling very blessed!!!
Frequent headaches especially at night. Bone, muscle and joint pain.
All cancer patients need to change their diet to 90 raw fruits, veggies, beans, and nuts. Colon and liver cleansing helps too. Countless herbs that help also. Don't kid yourself. Your body is toxic if you have cancer.
some pain and swelling at injection site for a day or so. We taped on small ice packs immediately which were helpful.
I'm off Faslodex today and trying Arimidex because I can't justify the expense to the taxpayers...I'm on Medicare & Medicaid with a terminal diagnosis. The info. I've just read makes me leery of the new drug especially since Faslodex was working well.
Weight Gain, pain at injection sites, side pain, heart palpitations, raspy voice
EXTREME SWELLING from the waist down. Can hardly walk, very, very painful with rash and itching. Feel as though skin will bust. Also vomiting and violent diarrhea. Feel no desire to go on. If this is what the rest of my life will be.....what's the point?
It should be given as torture at GITMO.The doctor said that none of my complaints from the FIRST injection were from the drug. At the LAST visit, he said it was all because of the cancer. He's a QUACK!!
so sore at injection site!!!!!!!!! Those needles are huge to hold the castor oil mixed with meds. Still slightly red and warm. Time will tell.
I will do anything to live, I would prefer it doesn't hurt for weeks .
Serious Headaches, Hemmorage, irregular heart beats, sore throat, fatigue, fuzzy brain
FASLODEX (FULVESTRANT): Fulvestrant is used to treat certain types of breast cancer. Breast cancer cells need the hormone estrogen in order to grow. Fulvestrant works by blocking the effect of estrogen, slowing tumor cell growth. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)
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