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Anyone had cancer return while taking hormone therapy meds?
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GREAT NEWS!
PET was absolutely clean including nodes. Got results in a record 6 hours.
It’s 2.5 years since single mastectomy for IDC ER/PR+, HER2-, on Anastrozole basically since then.
This 4mm showed up 8 days ago , observed by me. A biopsy reveals ER + PR- ( HER2 not in yet) presumed to be - as KI is 3% ) which would support a negative but no guarantee).
It’s in the location of the original tumor so presumably a rogue cell that got away and just under the skin.
Plan presuming HER2- : I guess it’s a lumpectomy on a mastectomy? Switch AI to Examestane and radiation under consideration.
I’m so relieved that this is a local recurrence.
This was not picked up on MRI in February.
Please SELF EXAM!
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Hi! @anjalima
Great job on picking up that running away rogue cancerous cell that is hiding under the skin! Wow! You are better than the MRI machine! Thanks for sharing your success story to show us the way.
May I ask: why do you plan to switch from Anastrozole to Exemestane? Is Exemestane more effective or with less side effects?
Best wishes on your journey ahead with speedy and full recovery!
I’m curious as to why your onco put you on Examestane when Anastrozole failed to prevent bc from recurrence? Aren’t they both working on the same assumption that reducing estrogen will kill rogue cancer cells? And yes, self exam is important. Thank you.
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I'm thrilled to hear this news and that it was local!! Keep up posted and wondering why switch AI?? Self exams so critical as you mention! xoxo