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Sorry my typing leaves alot to be desired. I was in a hurry after losing my post on the other thread Rachael started for you, and then went here to try and repost.
My tumor was 95% ER positive. the other 2 were negative, I see I missed the mark in my post.
ALs is what my oncologist call Femara, Aromasin and Arimidex.
You are so much younger than I am, and if I were in your shoes I WOULD give the arimidex a try, you may not have any side effects at all, we are all so different in the way we respond to medications.
Best wishes for your health and Happy Thanksgving to everyone
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My stats are/were: IDC stage 1, grade 3, er ,pr- her2-.
95% er , but opted out of ALS due to SE's. I need what little estrogen I have left in my body to function. I had ovaries removed eons ago, and assume I produce very little estrogen anymore. I want to add that my 2009 lump that turned out to be cancer was my 4th lump in same breast, the others being benign.
Best wishes for good health
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How are you doing with the radiation treatments, I noticed in several of your posts earlier that you could not wait to get out of there and cried when you got in your car, I urge you to talk to the onc about it, I think Rachael mentioned this earlier, there are meds to help us during stressful times.
I felt and did exactly the same as you during my radiation, 33 treatments, after 4 weeks I ended up having to take time off from rads because my anxiety level kept rising and stressed me out so much I ended up in the hospital for 4 days due to abnormal EKG, sciatica, insomnia and all of it probably brought on by the stress I felt and could not handle. I am still at a loss as to why having radiation was so hard on my nerves, physically I had no problems, it was all in my head, and when I was given ativan, I finally was able to function again, sleep at night, and with a chiropractors help got rid of the sciatica so I could finish radiation. I was on ativan for about 6 weeks, and then was able to stop taking it. I wish I had talked to the doctor about my feelings during radiation treatment, and I could have avoided the pain and misery associated with my anxiety about b/c in general and radiation in particular.
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I did not want to live with the SE's, mine were severe, I already have a heart condition, high BP, hypothyroidism and osteoporosis, I am 69 and would rather have some time now feeling good and enjoying life, than 5 years on those meds.
If these meds came with a guarantee that recurrence could not happen, oh well, then maybe I'd try them.View Thread
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