Lots of brave women sharing their stories and their personal decisions here, it makes me feel so close to you all, even though we’ve never met. Thank you all for sharing as it helps countless women faced with similar tough choices.
The one question I personally found to be the most informative was “what is the statistical likelihood of cancer recurrence in my specific case?” From there you can work out the benefit of taking an AI, Tamoxifen etc. They can halve your likelihood of recurrence.
In my case I was told 6% chance of recurrence in 15 years so I would derive a 3% benefit. I chose not to take the drugs given how debilitating my menopause symptoms were. However faced with a much higher percentage likelihood of recurrence my decision would probably have been to try it. Everyone’s case is different and your informed decision is going to the best one for you.
Getting your specific stats is crucial. We know that many, many women have greatly benefited from AIs etc. Equally other women have suffered through treatment that offered little benefit through lack of information. The question is what benefits will YOU derive.
