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Laurel · 05-14-2021, 03:42 AM

Paul,

I stopped anti-hormonals after 5 years. The reason I switched back and finished with Tamoxifen was due to joint issues with Femara. I have never used anti-depressants, but it is good information and glad you shared here. Like many cancer patients, I had to weigh QOL with the small fraction of decreased incidence of recurrence provided by an additional 5 years of anti-hormone treatment. I may live to regret that decision, but as with so many decisions in life, one plays the hand dealt and lives with the consequences.

05-14-2021, 03:42 AM	#35
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	Re: its back Paul, I stopped anti-hormonals after 5 years. The reason I switched back and finished with Tamoxifen was due to joint issues with Femara. I have never used anti-depressants, but it is good information and glad you shared here. Like many cancer patients, I had to weigh QOL with the small fraction of decreased incidence of recurrence provided by an additional 5 years of anti-hormone treatment. I may live to regret that decision, but as with so many decisions in life, one plays the hand dealt and lives with the consequences. __________________ 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....