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harrie · 10-20-2009, 11:08 PM

Jean, are you currently dx as osteopenia and have your past DEXAs shown a steady decrease in bone mass?

I am presuming your primary reason for switching to zometa is for the prevention of a recurrance to the bones. Right?

Maryanne

10-20-2009, 11:08 PM	#11
harrie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hilo, Hawaii Posts: 1,867	Re: Would Love your 2 cents.... Jean, are you currently dx as osteopenia and have your past DEXAs shown a steady decrease in bone mass? I am presuming your primary reason for switching to zometa is for the prevention of a recurrance to the bones. Right? Maryanne __________________ * MARYANNE * aka HARRIECANARIE 1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads 1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen 2006: BRCA 2 positive Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm) Grade: intermediate sentinal node biopsy: neg HER2/neu amplified 4.7 ER+/PR+ TOPO II neg Oncotype dx 20 Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction oophorectomy 2007: 6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin) finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07 Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr Femara