Hi Karen and PinkGirl,
Thanks so much for the input. All along I have been fine with being on Tamoxifen but lately I have seen a few studies that say women who have mild hot flashes don't do as well on Tamoxifen as women who have more severe flashes. I am a warm flasher at best and wonder if that means I am a poor metabolizer. Now that I am so close to menopause I just want to make the switch. Hopefully the endocrinologist will say that my counts are good and I won't have to have the injections. My onc's original plan was Tamoxifen for two years and then switch to an AI for three years, providing I was in menopause. It looks like it is going to work out just as she planned. I will probably start with Femara and see if I can tolerate the side effects, if not I will switch to Arimidex. Thanks again.
Take good care,
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Gerri
Dx: 11/23/05, Lumpectomy 12/12/05
Tumor 2.2 cm, Stage II, Grade 3, Sentinel Node biopsy negative
ER+ (30%) /PR+ (50%), HER2+++
AC X 4 dose dense, Taxol X 4 dose dense
Herceptin started with 2nd Taxol, given weekly until chemo done
then given every 3 weeks for one year ending on March 16, 2007
Radiation 30 treatments
Tamoxifen - 2 yrs (pre-menopausal)
May 2008 - Feb 2012 Femara
Aug 2008 - Feb 2012 Zometa every 6 months
March 2012 - Stop Femara, now Evista for bone strengthening
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