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Believe51 · 01-21-2008, 03:02 PM

Ed was just changed from Tamoxifen to Faslodex, the only reason for this change was we needed to stir up the mix for treatment. He had no major side effects, minor effects were hot flashes (tolerable though) but cannot say what else he had because he has always been a sick little boy since the start of this journey. The standard treatment for males IS Tamoxifen although there are other options. New research is changing that norm since we are investigating males seperately now...Yeehaa!!!! I do not think you should have many issues taking this medication and am so glad that this is the next course of your journey, not chemo. Keeping you in these prayers of ours..Go Get 'em Friend!!>>Believe51

01-21-2008, 03:02 PM	#10
Believe51 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: RHODE ISLAND (Ed getting me a latte on 2nd Cancerversary Cruise 2008) 'BELIEVE': To accept as true or real, To have faith in, To presume ALWAYS BELIEVE Posts: 2,999	Hey Doug... Ed was just changed from Tamoxifen to Faslodex, the only reason for this change was we needed to stir up the mix for treatment. He had no major side effects, minor effects were hot flashes (tolerable though) but cannot say what else he had because he has always been a sick little boy since the start of this journey. The standard treatment for males IS Tamoxifen although there are other options. New research is changing that norm since we are investigating males seperately now...Yeehaa!!!! I do not think you should have many issues taking this medication and am so glad that this is the next course of your journey, not chemo. Keeping you in these prayers of ours..Go Get 'em Friend!!>>Believe51 __________________ 9/7/06Husband 50yrs=StageIV IBC/HER2+,BoneMets10/06TaxotereX10,'H'1X wk,Zometa,Tamoxifen4/12/07Last Tax5/18/07Pet=Rapid Cell Activity,No Organ Mets,Lytic Lesions,Degeneration,Some Bone Repair5/07ChemoFail6/01/07Pleural Thoracentisis=Effusions,NoMalignantCells6/19/07+7/2/07DFCI 6/25/07BrainMRI=BrainMets,Many<9mm7/10/07WBR/PelvisRad37.5Gx15&Nutritionist8/19/07T/X9/20/07BrainMRI=2<2mm10/6/07Pet=BoneProgression 10/24/07ChemoFail11/9/07A/Cx10,EndTam12/7/07Faslodex12/10/07Muga7512/13/07BlasticLesions1/7/08BrainMRI=Clear4/1/08Pet=BoneImprovement, NoProgression,Stable4/7/08BrainPerfect5/16/08Last A/C8/26/08BrainMets=10(<9mm)9/10/08Gamma10/30/08Met=5mm12/19/08Gamma5mets5 12/22/08SpinalMets1/14/09SpinalRads2/17/09BrainMRI=NoNewMets4/20/09BoneScan5/14/09Ixempra6/1/09BrainMRI=NumerousMets6/24/09DFCIw/DrBurstein6/26/09Continue Ixempra/Faslodex/Zometa~TM now lower7/17/09Stop Ixempra By Choice9/21/09HOSPICE10/16/09Earned His Deserved Wings And Halo=37 Month Fight w/Stage 4 IBC, Her2+++,My Hero!!