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Help and advice please
Hi Ladies,
today I saw my onc and was told that I must stop arimidex next month. I live in the UK and the NHS will not pay for more tnan 5 years arimidex for node negative patients.
What am I to do?? I see that a lot of you continue after 5 years and I would gladly do so as I feel that it is my "safety net".
Is it possible to buy arimidex? Should I try to get a private prescription from my GP? Should I just stop?
I would appreciate your thoughts.
Best wishes to all
Nancy Dip
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Found lump myself 8 months after routine mammogram.
29/11/06-WLE and then re-excision to get clear margins.
Tumour was 1.2cms; Grade3; Er+ Pr+ HER2 3+++; SNB negative out of 9 nodes.
Chemo was Epirubicin every 3wks x4 then Xeloda (2wks on, 1wk off) for 4 cycles. ( I am part of the TACT2 trial.)
Rads x25
Arimidex for 5 yrs.
Hoping to start Herceptin within the next 2 weeks (we have to follow the HERA protocol to qualify for Herceptin in the U.K.) I worry about the delay in starting Herceptin!! Started 8/10/07
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