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Old 07-01-2010, 10:53 AM   #18
BonnieR
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Re: Half of breast cancer patients treated with antihormonals are noncompliant ie, do

Hopeful, the "vacation" or break was suggested by my onc also. Said it is not uncommon. In my case I was having painful trigger thumb and we took the break to see if it was caused by Femara. Which proved to be the case. So after my break of about one month, I started Aromasin.
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Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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