Fulvestrant and Injection Site Pain: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• November 15, 2009

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "I am a 2-year survivor of metastatic breast disease to bone. The injection itself is painful, but very few side effects for me. Tiredness, pain at the injection site, and sore throat are the most persistent side effects. I like the fact that I only have to get it once a month."

• Hil...
• November 18, 2016

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "I am a 4-year, 9-month survivor of metastatic breast disease to bone. The injection itself is painful, but very few side effects for me. Tiredness, pain at the injection site, and sore throat, dry mouth are the most persistent side effects. Tingling and burning sensation on the right side of the injection site."

• Abi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 14, 2017

For Breast Cancer, Metastatic "Horrible, painful injections, my hips would swell out like a lumpy wing. Was on it for 3 months, and it was like miracle grow for my MBC, my liver mets flourished into a garden of tumors. Aromasin for 9 months started the two small liver lesions to multiply like crazy, and the Faslodex was worse. All sizes of tumors, the largest being 12 cm. I was on the cusp of liver failure. Also caused sciatica in my left side and have had that for a year and will never go away. New oncologist put me on Taxol for 7 months. The first 5 months liver enzymes were dropping, tumors shrinking, and the last 2 months Taxol stopped working. Everything reversed. Tried CMF and Xeloda, side effects were severe, I refused to do any more treatments. Abraxane now, bad side effects."