Arimidex? no thanks
I saw my Oncologist yesterday and she is happy with my recovery from the radiation in Oct/November. We talked about where to go from here - and the dreaded topic of hormone blocking therapy came up. ...
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Hi Lyn
Great that you are happy with your decision and that is the thing about treatment, we all are individuals and have to be totally comfortable with the decisions we make.
I too was given the statistics on Arimidex and I chose to take it regardless of the side effects. I have only just turned 40 and am menopausal from chemo prior to commencement of Arimidex. At the end of the day, if it was ever to come back and I hope that that does not happen, that i did everything that I could to keep it away for as long as possible. (Whilst quality of life is important to me I need to know that I have a long life to live) I also chose to have my other breast off even though staticially there was no evidence to show that there was a chance that it would come back in the other breast. As I have very young children, every percent counts in allowing me to be cancer free for as long as possible.
We are all individuals and make our own choices on the best information available to us. What is important on our BC journey is that we place our trust in those giving us this information and are comfortable with the decisions we make.
Wishing everyone a Healthy and happy 2011.
Tanya xx