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I've been to three Oncs, and no one will recommend anything besides Tamox for me, Stage IIIC and 35 y.o.-- and I've been to two major cancer centers in NYC.
Maybe you could try the shots at first to shut down your ovaries?-- it could give you an idea of what menopause will be like before you remove your ovaries.
I've pestered my Onc about this, and she is adamant that there is no evidence that convinces her that ovary shut-down/removal will help me beyond all the treatment that I've already received...and she's pretty sure that I'll have bone and heart problems in the future if I go that route.
So lots of debate out there on this issue.
Good luck with everything. Wish I had the answer!
Jen
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dx 4/05 @ 34 y.o.
Stage IIIC, ER+ (90%)/PR+ (95%)/HER2+ (IHC 3+)
lumpectomy-- 2.5 cm 15+/37 nodes
(IVF in between surgery and chemo)
tx dd A/C, followed by dd Taxol & Herceptin
30 rads (or was it 35?)
Finished Herceptin on 7/24/06
Tamox
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