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Re: A break from tamoxifen???
I took a break once. My onc said it is commonly done and not a problem.
I developed painful trigger thumb on Femara so switched to Aromasin. My onc told me that these drugs are interchangable so that if we develop a bad side effect, we can switch to another. And that we all react differently, so you might not get the same issues as someone else. Anyhow, since there are a couple of options for AIs, it seems we can switch around and get thorough the recommended 5 years at least.
Keep the faith.
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Bonnie
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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