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jaykay · 04-01-2019, 05:49 PM

Hi Donna, congrats on the five year mark!

I was told 10 years is the “new norm” for AI’s. This is my second “stretch” with femara (almost 6 years). First time was 5 years and I developed a new primary in the other breast after being drug free for 2 years. I’ll never know if it was her2+, er positive or a combination of the two but, as others have said, if you can tolerate the quality of life issues, i’d follow your oncologist’s suggestions.

Janis

04-01-2019, 05:49 PM	#6
jaykay Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 645	Re: 5 yr or 10 yr Femara Hi Donna, congrats on the five year mark! I was told 10 years is the “new norm” for AI’s. This is my second “stretch” with femara (almost 6 years). First time was 5 years and I developed a new primary in the other breast after being drug free for 2 years. I’ll never know if it was her2+, er positive or a combination of the two but, as others have said, if you can tolerate the quality of life issues, i’d follow your oncologist’s suggestions. Janis __________________ March, 2000: 48, Post menopausal (5 yrs HRT) Left breast, IDC 3mm/DCIS 1.6cm, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, mod differentiated, MIB low, lumpectomy, node neg via SNB, rads=33 Stage 1a June, 2000: Tamox 4.5 years,Femara for 5 years (end in Jan. 2010) Sept, 2012: 61, Via mamm, ultrasound, biopsy, right breast, 2.3cm tumor, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, poorly diff, KI67 60-70% BRCA 1 and 2 negative October, 2012: Bi Mast with tissue expanders, port placement Final Path: IDC 2.8cm, DCIS, 1/4 sentinal nodes positive (@#$%). Stage IIB Nov 29, 2012: Begin TCH/6x/every 3 wks, H for 1 year/every 3 weeks. March 14, 2013: Finished chemo April 9, 2013: Begin radiation 28x May 22, 2013: Finished rads June 1st, 2013: Started Aromasin for 5 yrs. July 15, 2013: Switched to Letrozole (Femara). Probably for the rest of my life October 16, 2013: Exchange surgery October 31, 2013: Finished Herceptin December 5, 2013: Port removed Glad this year is over!