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tricia keegan · 10-01-2019, 02:09 PM

Roz I think in your situation I also would stop. My Onc stopped me at eight years on Arimidex, but later told me to take for another two years making ten. A year later I heard five would have sufficed. I think we were one of the first to test Herceptin/Hormone pills and for now I think you've done all you could. My Onc told me the same, maybe we'll hear more in years to come but for now I think this is the present thinking.

10-01-2019, 02:09 PM	#9
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: Tamoxifen - 8-10 years? Roz I think in your situation I also would stop. My Onc stopped me at eight years on Arimidex, but later told me to take for another two years making ten. A year later I heard five would have sufficed. I think we were one of the first to test Herceptin/Hormone pills and for now I think you've done all you could. My Onc told me the same, maybe we'll hear more in years to come but for now I think this is the present thinking. __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!