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Re: Is there anyone who could not take AI's?
Thanks Rhonda, interesting links. And Karen, I do hope I get more feedback.
I am frankly in a real quandary. When I developed trigger finger, I went to a hand surgeon who thought it could be related to Arimidex. I thought I would manage it. Tried acupuncture, which didn't work, and then a cortisone shot which improved things. Very surprised when my onc decided to take me off Arimidex and switched to Aromasin. Part of me thinks I should return to Arimidex. The onc says I am increasing my risk of recurrence by 2%, but that he thinks I just can't tolerate the AI's. Femara quickly landed me in the ER with acute pain, so that was ruled out earlier.
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Mammo 6/2/09
left breast biopsy 6/12/09
Bad news 6/18/09!
7/17/09 lumpectomy
Stage 1- 0.5 cm IDC , DCIS 25%
HER2 +++, ER+95%, PR+10%
8/09 Muga Scan 65
8/19/09 beg. TCH 1Xwk. 12 wks.
last chemo 11/26/09
IMRT - 33 txs. 1/12/10 to 3/11/10
Herceptin 1X week for 1 yr. Ends 8/10
Femara 3X wk. started 1/13/10-too much pain in middle finger; switched to Arimidex 4/28/10 -permanently swollen, but no pain. Will continue for 5 yrs.
10/2/11 CT/PET scan due to elevated CA27.29 of 40.5.
Hot spot in irradiated area. Score goes down again to normal range. Subsequent blood tests go up and down until 2 tests in row at elevated levels of 42.5 & 45.7.
7/9/11 Intermittent vertigo. As a precaution contrast MRI to head. NED.
8/15/11 Erratic CA27.29 may be result of new auto immune disease, bullous pemphigoid (skin problem)
Off Arimidex for 6 wks. to see if trigger finger improves
Switched to Aromasin, 3X wk., but affected my liver.
On 2/23/12 taken off AI's.
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