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StillHere · 04-01-2007, 09:46 AM

Roz
Due to my Oncol and Rad Oncol urgent requests to start Arimadex. I tried for 2 mos. I had ZERO libido. No even a heavy duty vibrator had any effect. Heeeheeee It was that bad! I decided my quality of life at this time was more important. My oncol said he wished he could talk me out of discontinuing, but understood. I asked him "Don't your other patients complain?" He said "I don't think anyone in Milwaukee over the age of 50 is having intercourse" I said "Gee that really is to bad, don't ya think" He just laughed. I have been on Tamoxafin for the past year, but I know it is not very effective. What are you doing now? Thanks for being so frank. I really thing this is a topic of great importance. Peace, Karen

04-01-2007, 09:46 AM	#3
StillHere Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Greendale, WI just outside Milwaukee Posts: 211	Stopped Arimadex, ZERO libido Roz Due to my Oncol and Rad Oncol urgent requests to start Arimadex. I tried for 2 mos. I had ZERO libido. No even a heavy duty vibrator had any effect. Heeeheeee It was that bad! I decided my quality of life at this time was more important. My oncol said he wished he could talk me out of discontinuing, but understood. I asked him "Don't your other patients complain?" He said "I don't think anyone in Milwaukee over the age of 50 is having intercourse" I said "Gee that really is to bad, don't ya think" He just laughed. I have been on Tamoxafin for the past year, but I know it is not very effective. What are you doing now? Thanks for being so frank. I really thing this is a topic of great importance. Peace, Karen __________________ 04/05 Onset 49, DCIS, solid, Hist 2/3, Nucl 2/3, 7cm R Brst 04/05 E & P + HER2+++ 05/05 Mediport 05/05 Cytoxan & Adriamycin every 3wk x4 08/05 Taxol every 2wk x 4, Herceptin every wk x1yr 10/05 Bilat Mast - my Choice 10/05 3/19 lymph nodes Pos, Stage IIIa 11/05 Rad x 37 Rx, R Brst & Axcilla 02/06 Herceptin stopped (L vent HF 40) 03/06 Started & Stoped Arimidex after 2 mos.-QOL side effects 05/06 Started Tamoxafin 06/06 Bilat Free Flap Reconstruction 12/06 Cardiomyopathy reversed-HF normal 01/07 Bilat Saline Implants 07/07 CA 27-29 steadily rising from 28 in 12/06 to 46 in 7/07 07/07 PET Scan NED, but inflamation at prev surg site. 09/07 Started Femara 10/07 CA 27-29 down to 39 06/08 CA 27-29 down to 32 09/08 Lg joint pain & QOL side effects from Femara, will live w/ to keep CA markers within normal range.