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tricia keegan · 08-28-2013, 03:57 PM

Hi Carrie,

I don't know how long you've been taking it but would stay on it for a few months before switching. I've been taking it for seven years now, I do have bone aches but take glucosamine/chondroitin for that daily on the advice of my Onc and exercise usually helps too so I walk a lot. I finished my five years but as my Onc said the newer studies for ten years are showing promise I decided to stick with it only because the side effects I have are preferable to a recurrance.

08-28-2013, 03:57 PM	#2
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: Arimidex Hi Carrie, I don't know how long you've been taking it but would stay on it for a few months before switching. I've been taking it for seven years now, I do have bone aches but take glucosamine/chondroitin for that daily on the advice of my Onc and exercise usually helps too so I walk a lot. I finished my five years but as my Onc said the newer studies for ten years are showing promise I decided to stick with it only because the side effects I have are preferable to a recurrance. __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!