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Cannon · 02-20-2010, 11:28 AM

Hi Marcia,

I've had both surgeries - but I had the ooph at the same time as the bilater mast, and the gallstones about 1.5 years later. Having had major abdominal surgery due to my Crohn's, I found the laparospcopic surgeries to be a breeze.

I insisted on having the ooph at time of bilat mast (I was 42). I don't know what % positive ER I am, but I do know that I wanted to do EVERYTHING I could to improve my chances of survival. I wanted the ovaries out and the ability to take AIs. I don't have a study to cite, but do remember having read that AIs were more effective than Tamoxifen for Her2, ER+.

Menopausal symptoms do suck -- but for me it was totally worth it for piece of mind that I did what I could.

Rebecca

02-20-2010, 11:28 AM	#2
Cannon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 203	Re: Cholecystectomy and Oophrectomy at the same time??? Hi Marcia, I've had both surgeries - but I had the ooph at the same time as the bilater mast, and the gallstones about 1.5 years later. Having had major abdominal surgery due to my Crohn's, I found the laparospcopic surgeries to be a breeze. I insisted on having the ooph at time of bilat mast (I was 42). I don't know what % positive ER I am, but I do know that I wanted to do EVERYTHING I could to improve my chances of survival. I wanted the ovaries out and the ability to take AIs. I don't have a study to cite, but do remember having read that AIs were more effective than Tamoxifen for Her2, ER+. Menopausal symptoms do suck -- but for me it was totally worth it for piece of mind that I did what I could. Rebecca __________________ Dx 8/06 Age 43 Stage IIIA multifocal throughout breast, largest tumor 5 cm, grade 3, comedo, ER+PR+HER+++ Neoadjuvant A/C 4X Dose Dense 11/06 Bilateral Mastectomy (no choice on the right, my choice on the left) Taxol+Herceptin weekly x12, continuing with Herceptin, finished one year in 12/07 33 Rads Femara for 5+ years, staying on (started with Arimidex, switched after about a month, much happier) Abnormal brain MRI shows no cancer, but "extensive white matter diease" - unknown cause BRCA negative - lots of cancer in my family survivor of thyroid cancer also have Crohn's disease CT and bone scan say NED as of 5/13 dx with severe cardiomyopathy 5/12 (likely due to chemo and Herceptin), ejection fraction in low 20's, now up to 40, went to 50, latest read 12/13 is back down to 35 1/13 Acute pancreatitis - are you kidding me? 9/13 started Humira for Crohn's. starting to have some energy again B12 and Vit D both needed supplementation Cataracts in both eyes noted 6/12 - surgery in the next 2-4 years? 4/14 Kidney stones/blockage/infection - related to Crohn's Disease 5/14 My aunt passed away - she was diagnosed after I was with Stage I - not Her2+, then Stage 4 for about one year 6/14 Scans - still NED, thank God. However, broken rib (I didn't notice) lots of bone degeneration osteopenia/osteoporosis. I also still have cardiomyopathy secondary to chemo.