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@jeannie53

@crazydaisy I'm with you. I started anastrozole and took it for 6 months. The bone pain made me feel like I was 90 years old. After consulting with my doctor she told me I should have never taken it for that long with the pain I was in. I was changed to tamoxifen took it for 3 months and again started to feel more pain. I have decided to not take anything. My quality of life is more important than these drugs that make you feel worse. The last straw was when my new doctor suggested that I take the tamoxifen again. When I questioned him about my concerns with blood clots and ovarian cancer he said no big deal about the ovarian cancer you just get a hysterectomy. Needless to say I need a new doctor. My chances of recurrence are low and taking tamoxifen would cut it in half. We all have to do what we feel works for us good luck in you decision I know it's a tough one.

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My doctor wanted me to take anastrozole for preventive treatment. For every side effect I asked about he had a drug to counteract it. I don't take meds now and have no intention of going down that road to increase the profits of drug companies! I'll be proactive in mammograms ect.

Unbelievable that a doctor would say that. I have decided not to take anything