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sarah · 06-08-2013, 04:58 AM

Hello Tricia,
Yes I've heard also that it's better to stay on longer than 5. I was on Femara for 6 and if I hadn't stopped before learning about staying on longer, I probably would have considered staying on longer. I stopped Herceptin and Femara at the same time. Good luck. If your heart's good and you don't have any chest pains, they will probably say why not stay on it longer since it seems so helpful and apparently us HERers tend to recur after 10 or 12 years, although the 2nd time it was just under 5 for me.
stay well
sarah

06-08-2013, 04:58 AM	#8
sarah Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: france Posts: 1,648	Re: embolism in lung due to femara? Hello Tricia, Yes I've heard also that it's better to stay on longer than 5. I was on Femara for 6 and if I hadn't stopped before learning about staying on longer, I probably would have considered staying on longer. I stopped Herceptin and Femara at the same time. Good luck. If your heart's good and you don't have any chest pains, they will probably say why not stay on it longer since it seems so helpful and apparently us HERers tend to recur after 10 or 12 years, although the 2nd time it was just under 5 for me. stay well sarah __________________