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Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 12, 2023 | Replies (1190)Comment receiving replies
Wow. I am sorry to hear that. I had been taking anastrozole for almost 7 months when my joints locked up. I didn't have radiation because women after 70 don't get much protection statistically. Doc allowed me a brief vacation from the anastrozole for Christmas [which I stretched to 3 weeks] because of the anxiety. Do you know what the side effects of Lestrozole are? I see my onco in mid-March and I expect he'll switch me to that. Good luck and thanks for writing.
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tenayalake86
I am 81 and they gave me radiation for 5 days, I was to take the pill after
radiation but after reading all about each pill, there all in the same family
and block the estrogen. the reporting from this site I decided my quality of
life is more important than feeling bad every day. I chose not to take any pills,
they will check me every 6 months, and as you get older the slower it grows if
it should come back.
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Hi Tenaya,
Just wondering about what you mention about women after 70 not getting much protection with radiation? I had radiation at 68 for my IDC but had a local recurrence 7 months ago in the lumpectomy scar tissue. Are there studies that show that women in this age group don't benefit from radiation? Just wondering if that might explain why it certainly didn't help in my case!