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Becky · 07-04-2012, 01:11 PM

I was talking to a Sloan Kettering onc once at a show who said any woman under 50 deemed in menopause from chemo should get the LH, FSH and estradiol levels checked every 3 months. You can come right out of it in a snap.

Yes - I got my ovaries removed because I came right out of it in a snap (my blood work was menopausal 2 months before - we ran the blood to decide on Tamoxifen or Arimidex right after rads were done).

07-04-2012, 01:11 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: what is the current thinking on ooph for ER+ I was talking to a Sloan Kettering onc once at a show who said any woman under 50 deemed in menopause from chemo should get the LH, FSH and estradiol levels checked every 3 months. You can come right out of it in a snap. Yes - I got my ovaries removed because I came right out of it in a snap (my blood work was menopausal 2 months before - we ran the blood to decide on Tamoxifen or Arimidex right after rads were done). __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"