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Old 12-15-2019, 03:50 PM   #3
tricia keegan
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Re: Osteoporosis: is it caused by chemo?Not just aging?

I had Osteopenia after a few years on Arimidex. I couldn't take Fosamax so my Onc gave me an annual iv of Aclasta (a Zometa generic I think) for three years which reversed it. I'm not sure if chemo caused it but it's certainly a side effect of Arimidex which I was glad to take for ten years as I'm still NED.
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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!
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