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caya · 10-16-2013, 07:37 AM

I am 7 years out today, Oct. 16th,from diagnosis - I finished Femara in July 2012, and I noticed I had more energy, less muscle joint pain and in general just felt more like the old "me" around January 2013. My onc. had told me it would take a few months for the Femara to get out of my system.

I realized this past summer, one year being off the Femara, how much better I feel. I think while being on Tamoxifen and then Femara, you don't realize how crappy you feel, it's basically the new normal - until you are off it. After chemo, the year of Herceptin, and 5 years of anti-hormonals, you just adjust to the pain, fatigue, etc.

I feel so much better now. Not quite 100%, but I'd say about 90%.

all the best
caya

10-16-2013, 07:37 AM	#7
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Re: did you bounce back to near normal after rx? I am 7 years out today, Oct. 16th,from diagnosis - I finished Femara in July 2012, and I noticed I had more energy, less muscle joint pain and in general just felt more like the old "me" around January 2013. My onc. had told me it would take a few months for the Femara to get out of my system. I realized this past summer, one year being off the Femara, how much better I feel. I think while being on Tamoxifen and then Femara, you don't realize how crappy you feel, it's basically the new normal - until you are off it. After chemo, the year of Herceptin, and 5 years of anti-hormonals, you just adjust to the pain, fatigue, etc. I feel so much better now. Not quite 100%, but I'd say about 90%. all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!! Last edited by caya; 10-16-2013 at 07:51 AM..