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Re: AIs and depression
I had terrible mood swings and depression on Femara. After trying Tamoxifen, Femara, and Arimidex, and having bad side effects, I chose not to take any of them. My onc suggested Aromasin but after I read information about it I said no. It is a calculated risk. After reading an article by Robin Lynn titled "Facing Your Tiger" in Breast Cancer Wellness this month, I realized that I am not the only one who has made a decision like this.
I am in no way saying that you should not follow yours doctors suggestions. They just weren't working for me.
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In the world of destiny, there are no statistics.
Jan. 26- mammogram and ultrasound- suspicious lump
Mid-February- lumpectomy, infiltrating ductal carcinoma ~4.5 cm and a 1 cm DCIS, did not get clear margins, did not check lymph nodes
ER+/PR+, her2 +++, nuclear grade 3 of 3
February 20-PET scan showed something on liver. No biopsy.
March- Started carboplatin, herceptin, taxol on a four week cycle
May 3- Pet scan, with intent to do a biopsy, found nothing, liver or breast- no biopsy because there is nothing to biopsy
June 21- new onc, very concerned that there had been no biopsy,
June 18th-CAT scan, bone scan-negative
August 7th - Brain MRI-negative
August 9th- mastectomy, all pathology negative
January 2008 still NED! New oncologist -herceptin for full year after chemo- until July, and tamoxifen---negative scans since May '07
July 2008-Finished Herceptin!
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