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Thank you ladies for your input. I most likely will try. I plan on arming myself with
information on most given drugs, there benifets and side effects. For me I guess with seeing what my siblings went through, it concern me a great deal. I believe knowledge is power and I must be my own advocate for quality of life. I see my oncologist the first week of April, I will see what his thoughts are and go from there.
Thanks again
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Freebies, I’m totally with you and it’s hard to get the system to discuss trade-offs and percentages of YOUR risk when the momentum is about “following the standards of care” even if some of them reduce risk minimally and the treatments can be brutal. I’m 58 - and with low risk of recurrence with just surgery, I don’t take radiation and AI side effects lightly. Like you, I’ll likely try the AIs, but I’m not going to give up who I am for an extra 2-3% of reduced risk.
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You are spot on about being your own best advocate.
Nobody knows your body like you do. The days of jumping when the physician says jump are over. We are all so much more educated about procedures and medications that it is best to work in concert with your doctor.
I wish you the best in your journey.
I felt blindsided when told I had breast cancer as I had no family history at all of the disease. It had been an easy journey until I recently lost my hair. We are still trying to determine what meds caused that to happen after 2.5 years.