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 tzalley's Cancer BlogJune 25, 2008
I’t been one month since I stopped taking the Arimidex and I am feeling SO>>>>>>>>>>MUCH>>>>>>>>>BETTER>>>>>>>> The fatigue is much better, the aches are pretty much gone as is the pain in my hips and lower back. Even the pain in my feet is almost all gone. Thank goodness I changed Dr’s and am back on the tried and true Tamoxifen.
May 30, 2008
What I can’t figure out is why now, almost four years after diagnosis, am, I more anxious about a recurrance than I was two years ago? My friends at work say its because of all the stress at work with our new boss, who relys too much on me. That my stress thresshold is at the max and that’s why doing the oncology follow-ups are getting harder instead of easier. I have at a minimum 6 oncology related visits a year between my medical, and radiation oncologists and mammogram and breast MRI. Sometimes I worry about my JOB! Seems like I am always asking for time off. Deb suggested filing FMLA paperwork and then they can’t say a thing. But…........I really don’t want to go that route. Hey, have any of you stopped taking Arimidex because of joint pain and have the pain go away? I know how it is. Some days I just cruise along with no worries and other days I am totally freaked out.
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Dear Tzally; So glad you decided to return to Blog for a Cure. Not too many people here have experienced Arimidex but I am! You are completely right about the side effects, but I always thought it was just me going through this and that it was the Cancer that was causing all the joint pain. I am trying my best to work through it and my Oncologist and Surgeon want me on this rather than Tamoxofin. I believe at some point there is going to be a moratorium on Tam and everyone will be counselled on the benefits of Arimidex over Tamoxofin. Ha what a joke. However I guess there are supporting statistics that breast cancer survivors do much better at warding off a recurrence of Cancer by taking these hormonal ejaculators. My poor husband reaps the wonderful benefits of my mood swings, while I placate his menopausal outbursts. Isn’t life grand? Keep us aprised of your side effects since switching drugs. Atleast I will be waiting to hear. Thanks. Weezie
Hi There,
I think you are my soulmate in the breast cancer world. I would love to speak with you. I was diangosed with stage 1 on February 14th. No lymph nodes, er+, pr+ and Her2+. I am just going through radiation. I had an invasive and the dcis. Did you have chemo? Herceptin? Did they offer it to you?? I just got my perscription for tamoxifin. I am hesitating to fill it.
Kathleen
Kathleen, I’ll respond to you here as I can’t figure out how to respond to you directly. Due to the size of my idc tumor (0.5 cm), all three medical oncologists that I spoke with and my radiation oncologist felt that chemotherapy was unnecessary including herceptin. They all agreeded that some form of hormonal treatment was in order. Again due to the small size of my tumor and the degree of the side effects of arimidex my current oncologist and I felt that the added benefit in my case did not outweight the cost in quality of life to me. So I’m back on tamoxifen and using the estring. First time I’ve been able to have sex in 18 months! My oncologist did say that if my tumor had been larger or if I had node involvement she would like me to tough if out on the Arimidex, but when the urogenital atrophy is so bad that it feels like a bladder infection every time you pee…......It may have been a hard sell. Once you have been on the tamoxifen a while the hot flashes do get better, that has been the only issue for me, no ovaries here to muddy the waters. Let me know how to contact you. Tami