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Dear Kriss
I had another thought on this. Try to stay on Femara until 2 years from the date of your surgery as this is the most vulnerable time of recurrence.
I have a local friend who is Her2+ and highly ER/PR positive. She stayed on Tamoxifen for 2 yrs (and of course thru Herceptin) but stopped at 2 yrs from surgery to "clean out" because she is 35 and wanted to try to have a baby. She is at 4 yrs out now and doing well (but her periods really never came back and she has had difficulty getting pregnant - a common side effect of chemo).
Just want you to be as safe as you can be.
Love,
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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