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Re: No more visits to Onc- is this right?
My oncologist followed me until I finished Femara, which was basically 5 years after chemo started. My breast surgeon discharged me after 3 years.
I believe this is the standard of care in Ontario, Canada. Because I am in Toronto and had my mastectomy at Princess Margaret Hospital (Canada's major cancer hospital), I was offered an annual follow-up at a Post Breast Cancer Clinic at Women's College Hospital, and I agreed to that. My GP examines me as well at my annual physical.
I don't know what the standard of care is in England, but I see you are ER+ and on Tamoxifen - are you going to be on Tamoxifen and/or Femara (or another AI) for a total of 5 years? If so, I would ask around...
all the best
caya
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ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+
1.7 cm and 1.0 cm.
Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested)
MRM Dec.18/06
3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere
Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years
Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012
BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative
Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal
Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so.
Reclast infusion January 2012
Oopherectomy October 2013
15 Years NED!!
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