Arimidex - the maximum duration?
I have just clocked over 10 years on hormone therapy with at least 9 of the years taking Arimidex. My surgeon is my go to for yearly follow up appointments and he recommended that I carry on after the...
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Hi @Jennikens ..... You are Definitely worth a BIG congrats!! xx
You've been thru the hard yards ...... been thru the surgery, with chemo & rads & hormone tabs so totally deserve Congrats! Yet our family & friends like to think you are OK just from the outside that they 'see', which is often a facade of how you are coping.
You may definitely help others here on the blog, re long term use of Tamoxifen ..... have you read this article, recently on it in the UK?? Also the blog on Liz O'riordan? DEFINITELY worth a read! Work thru her blog, re her treatment - she was a VERY FIT Breast Surgeon who was diagnosed with BC - and had a recurrence (and she was treated by the BEST!)
http://liz.oriordan.co.uk
The news paper article is quite an interesting read! What do you reckon? Is your Onc a male or female? Have they been 'proactive' in listening to your concerns re your side effects in the last 10 years??
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/20139/uk-newspaper-article-about-medical-attitude-to-tamoxifen-ai-problems#latest
Yes, family & friends only see you on the 'outside' and what appears to be totally 'under control' and 'normal' is really masking a massive numbers of insecurities & worries for all sorts of things. Every one 'WANTS' you to be better, so it is convenient for them to 'think' you are, follow your active treatment. We are often very good at putting up a bit of a front, when in reality, we are a tad 'vulnerable'@ :(
Good on you for doing your regular exercise .... I personally find it very difficult to get up & go for walks - and i know that I SHOULD lose 5-10 kgs ..... if I have a fishing rod in my hand whilst I 'do it' - it would be easier to manage - but straight 'walking' ... I find to be incredibly BORING! :( LOL
Mind over mattress!! ;)
take care xxx
You've been thru the hard yards ...... been thru the surgery, with chemo & rads & hormone tabs so totally deserve Congrats! Yet our family & friends like to think you are OK just from the outside that they 'see', which is often a facade of how you are coping.
You may definitely help others here on the blog, re long term use of Tamoxifen ..... have you read this article, recently on it in the UK?? Also the blog on Liz O'riordan? DEFINITELY worth a read! Work thru her blog, re her treatment - she was a VERY FIT Breast Surgeon who was diagnosed with BC - and had a recurrence (and she was treated by the BEST!)
http://liz.oriordan.co.uk
The news paper article is quite an interesting read! What do you reckon? Is your Onc a male or female? Have they been 'proactive' in listening to your concerns re your side effects in the last 10 years??
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/20139/uk-newspaper-article-about-medical-attitude-to-tamoxifen-ai-problems#latest
Yes, family & friends only see you on the 'outside' and what appears to be totally 'under control' and 'normal' is really masking a massive numbers of insecurities & worries for all sorts of things. Every one 'WANTS' you to be better, so it is convenient for them to 'think' you are, follow your active treatment. We are often very good at putting up a bit of a front, when in reality, we are a tad 'vulnerable'@ :(
Good on you for doing your regular exercise .... I personally find it very difficult to get up & go for walks - and i know that I SHOULD lose 5-10 kgs ..... if I have a fishing rod in my hand whilst I 'do it' - it would be easier to manage - but straight 'walking' ... I find to be incredibly BORING! :( LOL
Mind over mattress!! ;)
take care xxx