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Becky · 09-15-2010, 04:55 PM

Hi Suzanne

I'm glad you're doing well, sans the AI side effects.

You can try switching to Arimidex or Femara. If you switch (lets say) to Arimidex but after a few months, you have problems, you can then try the Femara instead. This will at least give you perhaps another year on something. Evista, which works like Tamoxifen, is another choice. It does not have as much side effects as Tamoxifen.

Perhaps you should discuss a switch with your onc. If everything is a bother, you can at least know you tried everything.

09-15-2010, 04:55 PM	#9
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: struggling with my AI's(i hate them) Hi Suzanne I'm glad you're doing well, sans the AI side effects. You can try switching to Arimidex or Femara. If you switch (lets say) to Arimidex but after a few months, you have problems, you can then try the Femara instead. This will at least give you perhaps another year on something. Evista, which works like Tamoxifen, is another choice. It does not have as much side effects as Tamoxifen. Perhaps you should discuss a switch with your onc. If everything is a bother, you can at least know you tried everything. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"