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Arimidex. They’re kidding, right?My surgeon prescribed Arimidex increase
I’m 62 and was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer in late March this year. I feel incredibly lucky not to have received this diagnosis as a young woman, as do many of you are. I also feel lucky tha...
Hi Claire
I am not on Arimidex, I am on Femara. The good news is that I have no aches, pains or fatigue at all. I too am working and happy to be doing so. The bad news is that I have severe vaginal dryness. At 73 this may be partly due to age, but as it struck in a rush 6 months after starting Femara, I am pretty sure Femara started the decline! Femara is also tough on bone density. Mine was excellent before I started, so it's still OK (just) but has declined. This too is a natural occurrence with age but, repeat, was excellent before I started (at 68). Like @zoffiel, I am staying with it as long as I can but having passed five years and being encouraged to continue for another five, you might like to ask your your surgeon about current thinking (5 years or 10 years) for Arimidex too. We can and do work around side effects but chronic pain would make anyone seriously consider the pros and cons if a decade is in the frame! Best wishes.
I am not on Arimidex, I am on Femara. The good news is that I have no aches, pains or fatigue at all. I too am working and happy to be doing so. The bad news is that I have severe vaginal dryness. At 73 this may be partly due to age, but as it struck in a rush 6 months after starting Femara, I am pretty sure Femara started the decline! Femara is also tough on bone density. Mine was excellent before I started, so it's still OK (just) but has declined. This too is a natural occurrence with age but, repeat, was excellent before I started (at 68). Like @zoffiel, I am staying with it as long as I can but having passed five years and being encouraged to continue for another five, you might like to ask your your surgeon about current thinking (5 years or 10 years) for Arimidex too. We can and do work around side effects but chronic pain would make anyone seriously consider the pros and cons if a decade is in the frame! Best wishes.