Thank you to everyone who shared their experience! I can't figure out how to update my original post so am going to just Reply and hope it works!

I did go to my oncology appointment yesterday. First time meeting her, since the sequence for me went surgeon, radiologist and then oncologist.

So basically she gave me my numbers and told me what my risk of recurrence was without and without medication. (5% with, 8-10% without). She said I have one of the most favorable breast cancer profiles and that any treatment for me is about lowering an already low chance and kind of "insurance." I feel very grateful and humbled by this outcome.

She did not sugarcoat the AI thing. But she also said some people do fine on it.

I asked her what she would recommend to a loved one and she said "if it was your exact situation I would tell them to do the radiation and then try the AI and if it didn't work I would not lose sleep if they decided to stop taking it." She said it my case that she did not come into the room with the prescription pad in hand knowing that she was going to need to give me the pills, which is not the case with many others.

I have decided to take her advice and do the radiation and then try the pills. If they are too hard on me I will stop and just pray that I don't fall into the 8-10%. I guess that's all I can do now. Oh, and enjoy life! Because if this has taught me anything, it has taught me that tomorrow is not promised and I need to stop sweating the small stuff!

Sending love and prayers for healing to everyone out there that is going through this and other cancer journeys!
xo