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TSund · 05-04-2009, 05:08 AM

Alaska,

Are you suggesting that the chemopause aspect of chemo is its main benefit and perhaps not warranted by overall statistics? Would the main recourse then be an estrogen decreasing RX ?

Or are you questioning the fact that chemo could well put one into permanent menopause? Do you think it's more comparable to removing the ovaries outright than to a woman going into "natural" menopause?

There's got to be some function leftover in a natural menopause that's protective...

05-04-2009, 05:08 AM	#7
TSund Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: DFW area (TX) Posts: 431	Or Alaska, Are you suggesting that the chemopause aspect of chemo is its main benefit and perhaps not warranted by overall statistics? Would the main recourse then be an estrogen decreasing RX ? Or are you questioning the fact that chemo could well put one into permanent menopause? Do you think it's more comparable to removing the ovaries outright than to a woman going into "natural" menopause? There's got to be some function leftover in a natural menopause that's protective... __________________ Terri, spouse of Ruth, Dallas/Ft. Worth area Ruth dx 05/01/07 (age 50) Filipino multifocal, several tumors .5 -2.5 cm, large area Breast MRI showed 2 enlarged nodes, not palpable 100%ER+, 95%PR+, HER2+++ 6x pre-surgery TCH chemo finished 9/15/7 Dramatic tumor shrinkage 1 year Herceptin till 6/08 MRM 10/11/07, SNB: 0/4 nodes + Path: tumors reduced to only a few "scattered cells" now 50% ER+, PR- ??? Rads finished 1/16/08 Added Tamoxifen, Finished Herceptin 05/08 NOW is the time to appreciate life to the fullest. Last edited by TSund; 05-04-2009 at 05:12 AM..