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Lien · 01-30-2010, 03:23 PM

I did arimidex with zoladex shots. That's what they offer here in the Netherlands, but it's similar to Lupron, I think. I did fine with that. Had shots once every 3 months, though. I thought I would be postmenopausal after 5 years at age 50, but alas, no. Hope your friend does okay with this treatment. I didn't like the shots much, but they are doable. Get a doctor who is experienced. Mine had to learn and the first few times were painful. After I told him to use some force and not try to do it gently, the pain was almost negligable.

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Jacqueline

01-30-2010, 03:23 PM	#3
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Re: friend tamoxifen to armedix, Luperon I did arimidex with zoladex shots. That's what they offer here in the Netherlands, but it's similar to Lupron, I think. I did fine with that. Had shots once every 3 months, though. I thought I would be postmenopausal after 5 years at age 50, but alas, no. Hope your friend does okay with this treatment. I didn't like the shots much, but they are doable. Get a doctor who is experienced. Mine had to learn and the first few times were painful. After I told him to use some force and not try to do it gently, the pain was almost negligable. Love Jacqueline __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.