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tricia keegan · 11-20-2011, 01:51 PM

Hi Emma I agree with Debbie to a great extent and think you need to find out if these heavy periods are being caused by tamox (possible) or something else. I know women who were dx DCIS and her2- and still taking some form of hormone therapy so I'm puzzled on this decision. I chose to have an ooph rather than monthly shots to shut down by ovaries and its worked well for me and I'm now going into my sixth year on arimidex.

As to the bone scan I had the shot in my arm and was then told to come back three hours later, I was far from home but close to a large shopping mall which took my mind off the whole thing!!
I think I had to lie very still for 25 minutes while the scanner went up and down my body, it comes very close but does'nt touch you and I found keeping my eye's closed was best as I'm claustrophobic!
Good luck with the scan and please keep us posted!

11-20-2011, 01:51 PM	#4
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: What should I do? Hi Emma I agree with Debbie to a great extent and think you need to find out if these heavy periods are being caused by tamox (possible) or something else. I know women who were dx DCIS and her2- and still taking some form of hormone therapy so I'm puzzled on this decision. I chose to have an ooph rather than monthly shots to shut down by ovaries and its worked well for me and I'm now going into my sixth year on arimidex. As to the bone scan I had the shot in my arm and was then told to come back three hours later, I was far from home but close to a large shopping mall which took my mind off the whole thing!! I think I had to lie very still for 25 minutes while the scanner went up and down my body, it comes very close but does'nt touch you and I found keeping my eye's closed was best as I'm claustrophobic! Good luck with the scan and please keep us posted! __________________ 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!