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Laurel · 09-06-2010, 07:52 PM

Nina, I began my A.I., well actually Tamoxifen b/c I was not yet determined to be menopausal, after chemo and my mastectomies. I did not have rads. I do recall my onc. wanting to hold off on my anti-hormonal treatment to give my body a bid of healing time. She wanted me to have a period of time for recovering from chemo before beginning. I didn't wait choosing to go ahead immediately, but that was my call.

09-06-2010, 07:52 PM	#44
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	Re: Half of breast cancer patients treated with antihormonals are noncompliant ie, do Nina, I began my A.I., well actually Tamoxifen b/c I was not yet determined to be menopausal, after chemo and my mastectomies. I did not have rads. I do recall my onc. wanting to hold off on my anti-hormonal treatment to give my body a bid of healing time. She wanted me to have a period of time for recovering from chemo before beginning. I didn't wait choosing to go ahead immediately, but that was my call. __________________ Smile On! Laurel Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08 7mm invasive component Partial mast. 5/08 Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH 0/5 nodes 4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08 Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09 Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09 Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08 Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08 Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard! Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara 15 Years NED I think I just might hang around awhile....