[StillHere]

Diannes, Thanks for mentioning how happy we all were when we went to the Galapagos. It is bittersweet. I had planned the family trip so that my kids had great family memories in case I did not stay stable very long. Little did I know that God would take our son, Randy away from us last Feburary. Now I wish I had a hundred more pic's of him. Now to get to your question on Arimadex. I stopped not because of nausea, but because within two days of starting the medication I became dry as a desert (and I mean everywhere). My vagina felt like it colapsed in on it's self and closed shut. I had NO libido(and I mean nothing). It was like kissing my brother (very weird). My Onco wished I would stay on Arimidex, but agreed with my decision. I was on Tamoxafin for 1.5 yrs and everything was stable. CA27-29 started slowly and steadily rising so I agreed to go on Femara if I could get estrogen cream. It took about 1 yr for side affects from Femara. Have lots of large joint pain especially in Knees & hips. I was using estrogen cream, but have stopped due to slight increase in CA27-29 marker. Marker had stayed under 40 w/o the cream and I do not drink caffine before my blood tests. Someone on the site suggested to cut out the caffine before the test and it seems to make a difference. Hope this is not more than you wanted to hear. I tend to be very frank. I have had a couple of anxious momemts with markers rising over 40, but PET scans are always OK, so I have nothing to complain about. Peace Karen