Re: 9 years out & Goodbye Arimidex!
Tricia,
You will feel improvement very soon. Just to squat down to pick up something from the floor without severe pain will surprise you, because my bet is you have become accustomed to the chronic pain. I have switched back to Tamoxifen after my 3 years of Femara. My joint pain is so much improved. I do take 2 caps of Tart Cherry Extract, which is a mild anti-inflammatory, to help when I overdo things! The aging process continues!
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Smile On!
Laurel
Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08
7mm invasive component
Partial mast. 5/08
Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH
0/5 nodes
4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08
Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09
Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09
Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08
Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08
Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard!
Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara
15 Years NED
I think I just might hang around awhile....
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