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Follow up for mastectomy patient with regards to reccurence
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Feb 15 12:16pm | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
The only thing that happen at my yearly exam ( and this has been the case for the past 10 years) is my oncologist asks if I have an issues and then she feels around the breast implants. Since going on Letrozole three years ago. She did Order a bone scan which showed significant bone loss, so she recommended that I stop taking the letrozole and have a yearly reclast injection to help with the bone loss. I did this, with a severe reaction, and I have not been back for my yearly exam since.
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My oncologist has recommended a daily calcium supplement with Vitamin D. I also have been prescribed Anastrazole which is generic for Arimidex since the day of my surgery. The current plan is to stay on this for ten years. My diagnosis was Stage 2 due to the involvement of 4 lymph nodes in my right arm. As I have mentioned previously they do MRI's yearly. I'm not sure how long they will continue with this. I do feel my Oncologist really listens if I am concerned about something. I was experiencing pain in my breasts and she had sent me for a sonogram. It was determined it was scar tissue that was causing the pain (hopefully). I understand how you feel, it's always a constant worry. Congratulations on your ten year mark! That's a very good sign. Try not to let it consume your life (easier said than done) and remember you beat it once and you are STRONG!🌷