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Re: Femara
My story is a little different, my oncologist suggested that I stay on femara for 10 yrs, well she retired and my new oncologist which I really like said that 5 yrs was enough. I asked about the studies and the 10 yrs compared to 5 and she said there isn't a significant change in outcome and the study is still being done. With the joint pain, weight gain etc she said she felt ok with me going off it, I went off of it 3 months ago and I feel pretty good, hopefully it stays that way. It's so confusing when one doctor says one thing and another says the opposite. We put so much trust and faith in our healthcare system. I'm fine with my decision, I was glad to just be done with the one last thing that still held me to a cancer diagnosis. I was able to manage the joint pain while on it so it wasn't horrible but the puffiness that came with it was annoying, since I have been off the puffiness is gone, i feel like my old self again. Time will tell. Fingers crossed.
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DX Sept 30 2010 at the age of 49. Oh crap! 1.5 cm idc, stage 1 grade 3 er/pr+, her2+ no lymph nodes, mastectomy Oct/10. Started 6 rounds of TCH Dec/10 and will continue herceptin until Nov /11 and just started femara.
Stray kitten found my lump while I was playing with it. It is now my pet and my dog is not real happy about that.
Mammo good
last herceptin 11/21/11 YAY
reconstruction 12/09/11
Chapter closed 12/10/11, hopefully, fingers crossed
Bone scan, chest xray, clear
04/27/12 Expander removed, implant put in, ahh sigh of relief, much more comfortable
Sept 30, 2014, 4 years NED
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