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Re: Ovaries are being retired...chemically. Need advice
hi
im on Lupron, 2 years now. I feel tired, hot flashes, achy but im not sure if its the shots or menopause? its really hard to tell. I think its menopause because I did get my period on tamox (which is why they shut me down) and I felt really great. The lack of estrogen is awful. I will get my ovaries removed closer to natural menopause. My onc is really pushing this as the SOFT results really supported AI+Ova suppression for pre-menopausal women who are er+
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diagnosed aug/11
right breast IDC 2.2 cm LVI
neoadjuvant fecx3, tax and her x3
surgery -pCR 0/2 nodes
25 rads
herceptin x18
tamox
prophy bi-msx with TE's oct 15/12
LD flap reconstruction (PM me if you want the details)
zoladex shots monthly until SOFT studies come out
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