I tend to be like you, want to hear the evidence. I do a lot of research and have found things they didn't bother to tell me, or research. The biggest was that women with cardiovascular issues (mine was hypertension) shouldn't take an IA. I did for 4 months and got "Labile Hypertension," unpredictable, huge spikes and lows, still plaguing me. I feel like I gave up heart health for this experiment.
Patty

We have to take charge of our own treatment/no treatment. Good for you. I have changed oncologists and saw the new one last week. He's great!! And the patient portal is current and I find that comforting. It even gives his email address, a first for me with any of my doctors over my 86 years of life. Good luck. Sending good karma your way.

@vkroger I totally agree. My husband and I kept asking for them to do an estrogen level test and they said they don't do them. They aren't accurate and don't show all the estrogen so it wouldn't have any bearing on my taking the AI. I call total BS. If you take a cholesterol med, like my husband does, they check your levels. Why would they expect you to just blindly take a drug with no proof that it is making any difference. The next time I go to my primary care doc I am going to ask for an estrogen level test and a blood test that shows if there are any cancer cells in your body. My husband has gotten them a few times because his father and sister both died from cancer. His primary is good with that type of thing.