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Chelee,
Actually, it was my OB/GYN that had me do the DEXA and he was the one who told me I should go on Fosomax to prevent further bone loss. I was having the DEXA done every 2 yrs. My last DEXA on 10/07 said my bone density is sig lower in the femoral neck then the lumbar spine comparted to 2002. It is just below the normal limits and still defined as osteopenia and not osteoporosis. But now that I am on AI, my oncologist wants me to do the DEXA annually.
The most common side effect that some people get is like a burning sensation in the esophagus. I never got ANY side effects like that.
I take mine once per wk and I have never experienced a side effect yet.
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*** MARYANNE *** aka HARRIECANARIE
1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads
1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen
2006:
BRCA 2 positive
Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm)
Grade: intermediate
sentinal node biopsy: neg
HER2/neu amplified 4.7
ER+/PR+
TOPO II neg
Oncotype dx 20
Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction
oophorectomy
2007:
6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin)
finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07
Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr
Femara
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