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Re: It's Been Awhile
Hey there, Kim!
Yes, it is good to be back on the board! Gosh, I forgot to update my signature to reflect that it is now 12 years NED, praise be to God! As for Tamoxifen, I opted to do my 5 years of anti-hormonals with an A.I. and Tamoxifen. Femara was torture on my joints, so after 2 years I switched to Tamoxifen. Like so many of us, I was encouraged to do another 5 years of either an AI or tamoxifen, but with such little gain in disease-free survival it did not seem worth the reduction in my QOL. I may live to regret that choice, but it is so hard to decide what path to travel with this wicked foe and the act of living life fully has value. I made my choice and now I walk it out.
Presently, I am up to running 3 miles a day and doing yoga, not too shabby for a 61 year old gal! I feel better today than I did 10 years ago when I was in treatment. Life is interesting, although challenging as we age, and I am grateful for having had the chance to continue on post-cancer. I hope to "hang around awhile..."
Hoping all is well with you and yours, Kim!
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Smile On!
Laurel
Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08
7mm invasive component
Partial mast. 5/08
Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH
0/5 nodes
4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08
Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09
Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09
Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08
Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08
Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard!
Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara
15 Years NED
I think I just might hang around awhile....
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