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Dear Deborah,
Would have replied sooner, but have had trouble accessing the site.
I have been on Femara a little over 4 years. I am only slightly ER+ (less than 10%) but a BC specialist I consulted for a second opinion at UCSF thought it would be a good thing to add to the arsenal.
I also take it at bedtime and don't know if that makes a difference, but side effects don't seem too bad(or else I have just gotten used to them!)
Anyway, I do think exercise is of huge benefit. I think it definitely helps with joint stiffness, and as you know weight bearing exercise is so important for our bones. Also, don't know if it's the exercise or the fish oil that I have recently added to my diet, but a recent Muga scan showed the best score I have had in my almost 5 years of being on Herceptin.
Off subject here, but my husband and I are planning a trip to N. Carolina next month to check out possible retirement places. I am a huge horse addict and have a friend that moved her dressage training barn to Pinehurst last year, and she says she absolutely loves it there. She said this would be a good time to come to see if we could cope with the heat! I am in Northern CA and we live in an area the neighbors call Pneumonia Gulch because we get so much wind and fog in the summer! So, it would really be a change for us, but sounds like an adventure too.
Take Care, Kim in CA
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