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Re: Femara
I will be on Arimidex 11 years in Sept. My onc has no problems with this and wants me to stay on. However, several months ago I went on an almost 2 week business trip and forgot them. I thought it might be a good test. As many of you know, I like my research. Arimidex and Femara have a 2 day half life so basically in a week, very little is left. Depending on your individual metabolism, it takes 3-6 weeks to get effective circulating levels back when resuming. I think this is why when women start, they don't get the joint pain (if you're going to get it) for a month or so. The short half life is why you feel better so fast when stopping.
I never got joint pain but have a bad back. I felt no different. I resumed when I got home and had back problems a month later. I don't know if this is coincidence. I had some back issues prior to bc. I take d3 and have over 60 level. I was 70 once.
I just wanted to set the record straight on that AIs don't stick around that long after you stop and it takes a few weeks to really start working when you do start or restart taking them.
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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