Should I stop Arimidex?
 

I had a false alarm of heart attack or stroke two days ago. The actual culprit was a drug over-sensitzation. My symptoms were almost identical to heart attack. The emergency doctor decided to do a catheterization and heart probing with a tube entering through my upper leg. No stent was necessary since they found my heart was normal, no clogging. My brain MRI was also normal. After stabilization, I was back to normal. However, the stent procedure caused a large (to me) bloody mass near the operating wound. I remember a while ago my onc told me not to take Arimidex if I have a blood clotting problem but I don't have clear recollection of his instruction. Do any of you have such an experience and you are required to stop the Arimidex for a while? According to the heart operating room post surgery adrice, the mass is normal and will go away in 4 weeks. Am I to stop Arimidex for 4 weeks?

Please respond if you had a similar situation.

Ann

Ann,
An article awaiting publication in the current ASCO web site may be related to your question:
Aromatase inhibitor withdrawal response in metastatic breast cancer

Citation: J Clin Oncol, United States; Vol 24, No 12 (4/20/2006): pp. 1955-6

Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Authors: Tessa Cigler, Paul E Goss

This article is being added to the site

http://www.asco.org/portal/site/ASCO/menuitem.a3fb42726842a82627c4c291ee37a01d/?vgnextoid=d70b3608f9958010VgnVCM100000f2730ad1RCR D&index=y&pmid=16622274