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Laurel · 02-09-2012, 05:56 PM

My onc. is presently leaning on calling it a day at 5 years of the Femara. I have another year and half to go until I have reached that mark. Generally I have been tolerating it well, but my onc. felt my chances for recurrence were low and the risk to bone health is great. We will see in the next 1.5yrs if she has any new data. My guess is I will complete it and at least take a year off before attempting any additional time should she advise me to continue.

02-09-2012, 05:56 PM	#5
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	Re: Time to check what the latest advices on post 5 year Arimidex, Femara or other si My onc. is presently leaning on calling it a day at 5 years of the Femara. I have another year and half to go until I have reached that mark. Generally I have been tolerating it well, but my onc. felt my chances for recurrence were low and the risk to bone health is great. We will see in the next 1.5yrs if she has any new data. My guess is I will complete it and at least take a year off before attempting any additional time should she advise me to continue. __________________ 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....