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Old 10-29-2009, 04:51 PM   #1
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Femara Questions

Hello,

My onc just put me on Femara, and as I was going through the material from the drug manufacture, it talks about Femara being used after someone has taken Tamoxifin and that Femara is safe for an individual to take up to 24 months.

I have never been on Tamoxifin (just recently finished chemo), and my onc is saying I need to take Femara for 5 years.

I am curious if anyone else has been given this same regiment.

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience!

Hayley
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3/35/2009 - Diagnosed, age 39
5/7/09 - Mastectomy and reconstruction started. Two tumors found. Tumors were side by side. DCIS tumor was 2.8 cm, ER-, PR-, grade 2. Invasive tumor was 1.1 cm, poorly differentiated, grade 3, ER+90%, PR+95%, HER2+3. Thankfully, no node involvement.
5/29/09 - Second surgery resulting from difficulty healing from mastectomy.
6/2/09 - Began Herceptin treatments
6/23/09 - Began Taxotere and Carboplatin treatments along with Herception every 3 weeks.
10/06/09 - Completed Taxotere and Carboplatin - Yeah!!!
10/27/2009 - Herceptin maintenance and began Femara
12/10/2009 - 2nd stage reconstruction surgery
2/2010 - Body rejected saline implant
3/18/2010 - Second stage reconstruction using silicone implant
5/4/10 - Completed Herceptin - YEE-HAA!
May '10 - Body rejects silicone implant...taking a break.
11/29/10 - Hysterectomy
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