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Becky · 10-16-2009, 05:54 AM

I want to add that the completed studies do reference young, premenopausal women however, my onc keeps me on and has switched many women from my cancer center to Zometa versus Fosamax or Actonel (or whatever they were on).

My mom's onc (my original onc) also switched my mom and she just got her 3rd infusion at the end of August (and she is clearly post, post, postmenopausal at almost 80 yrs old!!)

10-16-2009, 05:54 AM	#6
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: Would Love your 2 cents.... I want to add that the completed studies do reference young, premenopausal women however, my onc keeps me on and has switched many women from my cancer center to Zometa versus Fosamax or Actonel (or whatever they were on). My mom's onc (my original onc) also switched my mom and she just got her 3rd infusion at the end of August (and she is clearly post, post, postmenopausal at almost 80 yrs old!!) __________________ 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"