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dawn · 02-07-2010, 05:18 PM

My onc. Switched my from femara to aromasin as soon as I was dx Stage iv and began me immediatly on ARedia. He won't do any scans until at least 12 weeks because he says it takes at least that long for anything to work. I truly trust his judgement and think he's a wonderful onc. So I'd say wait for awhile

Dawn

02-07-2010, 05:18 PM	#17
dawn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 153	Re: Only "slight" decrease on PET....is it time My onc. Switched my from femara to aromasin as soon as I was dx Stage iv and began me immediatly on ARedia. He won't do any scans until at least 12 weeks because he says it takes at least that long for anything to work. I truly trust his judgement and think he's a wonderful onc. So I'd say wait for awhile Dawn __________________ Dawn Mar 2006Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu 3+++, Er & Pr positive, 8 of 18 pos 03/14/06: Mastectomy 04/19/06 started Chemo adriamycin, chlophosphamide, taxotere 25 rads Nov 1, 06: 3 years Tamoxifen, Herceptin (1yr) Jan 2009 Femara mets to bone aromasin and aredia June2009: Full Histerectomy 2/22/2010 6 spots in liver 2 mm-10 mm: switched to xeloda and Herceptin will continue with Aredia J Scan February 2011 new onc, switch to abraxane April 2011 NED clear organs, 3 spots on bone scar tissue. Scans August 2mm spot on liver and lungs. now on to tykerb/xeloda Dec 2011 scans nothing on lungs, liver down to 1 2 mm spot. j une 2012 another spot on liver on to cisplatin/gemzar.