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Lien · 01-21-2012, 10:01 AM

Great news! I did Zoladex and Arimidex for 5 years and had a few side effects, but nothing bad. The shots can be a bit painful, but when an experienced doc gives the shot, it's not bad at all. I sometimes had some ugly bruises, but most of the time it was plain uneventful. A friend of mine, who progressed on every other drug, now has stable disease after just a few months of Faslodex and one of her mets even shrunk a bit. Removing your ovaries is, ofcourse, a big step. I'd try the shots for a while and decide later.

Hope this works really well for you! Isn't it wonderful to have more treatment options? May you get lots and lots of mileage out of this!

Love

Jacqueline

01-21-2012, 10:01 AM	#10
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Re: I was ER-, now I'm ER+! Great news! I did Zoladex and Arimidex for 5 years and had a few side effects, but nothing bad. The shots can be a bit painful, but when an experienced doc gives the shot, it's not bad at all. I sometimes had some ugly bruises, but most of the time it was plain uneventful. A friend of mine, who progressed on every other drug, now has stable disease after just a few months of Faslodex and one of her mets even shrunk a bit. Removing your ovaries is, ofcourse, a big step. I'd try the shots for a while and decide later. Hope this works really well for you! Isn't it wonderful to have more treatment options? May you get lots and lots of mileage out of this! Love Jacqueline __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.