Aromatase Inhibitors: To use or not to use?
Having recently had a lumpectomy on a 10mm, oestrogen receptive, invasive lobular carcinoma where lymph nodes were negative to cancer, I'm now faced with the decision of whether or not to take the ar...
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Have been on Arimidex for 5 years. Was 51 when started, Chemo put me ttrough menpuase after a decade of doctors telling Any complaint, migraine etc was because I was perimenopausal.
Arimidex & other treatments have caused arthtitis, elevated hypertension, 6 kg weight gain, cholesterol issues, partly responsible for ostepaenia but put with up with this because at least I am cancer free for 6 years after triple positive high grade 3 cancer with lymph nodes infected and Lymphoedema.
NOthing would ever make me go on Hormone tratment not b4 BC diagnosis and certainly not since. As I understand it aromatase inhibitors & tamoxifen remove hormones from hormone positive cancers. Check very carefully with oncologist b4 using ANY hormone tratment.
I too felt down when 18 months of chemo & herceptin finished and still was suffering chemo brain. But I just took the attitude one has to soldier on in spite of monetary hassles; husband with bipolar; do what one can & can or delay what one can't