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tricia keegan · 06-05-2012, 02:01 PM

Hi Nancy,

I live in Ireland and moderate a U.K cancer support group so not a million miles away from you!

My Onc gave me the option of continuing Arimidex for another two years at least which I agreed to (making 7 !) but I'm highly triple pos and had three positive nodes too.
You can certainly buy Arimidex in the U.K or here in Ireland or online but as you had no nodes positive I'd be inclined to stop I think and most of my U.S friends have stopped at five years even with pos nodes and not sure the evidence to continue is all that convincing but completly understand why you want to!

What part of the U.K are you in ? I was born in Manchester and lived there until I was nine, hope you'll check us out on www.cancerbuddiesnetwork.org

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tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: Help and advice please Hi Nancy, I live in Ireland and moderate a U.K cancer support group so not a million miles away from you! My Onc gave me the option of continuing Arimidex for another two years at least which I agreed to (making 7 !) but I'm highly triple pos and had three positive nodes too. You can certainly buy Arimidex in the U.K or here in Ireland or online but as you had no nodes positive I'd be inclined to stop I think and most of my U.S friends have stopped at five years even with pos nodes and not sure the evidence to continue is all that convincing but completly understand why you want to! What part of the U.K are you in ? I was born in Manchester and lived there until I was nine, hope you'll check us out on www.cancerbuddiesnetwork.org __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED! Last edited by tricia keegan; 06-05-2012 at 02:03 PM..