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sassy · 11-09-2007, 10:14 AM

I'm at my onc's office now--waiting for bloodwork. He readily agreed to switch to Femara as soon as I'm ready. Right now I'm going to wait a couple of weeks. My GP has just switched my BP meds, trying to alleviate some more fluid, as we are trying to find a way to get me off Neurontin because of the weight gain. Its great--but my weight is steadily going up.

So the Femara will start in a couple of weeks, and we'll see what these various changes bring for QOL.

All in all, I'm doing well---I just want to be doing the best that is possible.

Thanks all, I'll keep you posted.

11-09-2007, 10:14 AM	#12
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	I'm at my onc's office now--waiting for bloodwork. He readily agreed to switch to Femara as soon as I'm ready. Right now I'm going to wait a couple of weeks. My GP has just switched my BP meds, trying to alleviate some more fluid, as we are trying to find a way to get me off Neurontin because of the weight gain. Its great--but my weight is steadily going up. So the Femara will start in a couple of weeks, and we'll see what these various changes bring for QOL. All in all, I'm doing well---I just want to be doing the best that is possible. Thanks all, I'll keep you posted. __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED!