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Mjo
I have wondered about this. We all seem to be given the standard dose, no matter our body weight when other drugs are so carefully measured.
Also, no account is taken of our age at starting AIs ie 55 or65 which surely has an effect on our body's natural estrogen.
Personally, AIs have made me very stiff but I think its worth it to try to avoid the blip (?7yrs) of recurrences for ER+s
Nancy
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Found lump myself 8 months after routine mammogram.
29/11/06-WLE and then re-excision to get clear margins.
Tumour was 1.2cms; Grade3; Er+ Pr+ HER2 3+++; SNB negative out of 9 nodes.
Chemo was Epirubicin every 3wks x4 then Xeloda (2wks on, 1wk off) for 4 cycles. ( I am part of the TACT2 trial.)
Rads x25
Arimidex for 5 yrs.
Hoping to start Herceptin within the next 2 weeks (we have to follow the HERA protocol to qualify for Herceptin in the U.K.) I worry about the delay in starting Herceptin!! Started 8/10/07
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