I have been on AI Anastrozole for one year… with mild totally manageable joint discomfort mitigated by yoga stretches and walking. I don’t even need a Tylenol… and I’m 72 so joint discomfort is not unusual in any case. Also I did a one year DEXA to monitor bone density and I have held my numbers from pre AI.

These decisions we make are so challenging. I opted out of radiation because I was concerned with those side effects! I’m hoping I made the right decision there. But as I’m 99% ER + I knew that AI was the best option for me.

Not everyone has side effects or unmanageable side effects. I hope you are one of them. 🌸

You have to think you are free of the cancer. Our thoughts play a big part in our illness. I had a radical mastectomy when I was 36. No radiation, chemo or follow-up medication. I had the second breast removed two year later because of fibrosis (no cancer). My husband went to Mass every morning for one year and prayed for my recovery. That was 56 years ago. I am now 92. No recurrences, and I cannot say it was because of all the additional treatments. I believe God has a plan for us, and we will not leave this earth, until he decides it is our time. So put on your best Pant Suit or Dress, get your hair done, go to dinner with your favorite fellow and remember how good life was before all this cancer entered your life. LIFE IS STILL GOOD, embrace it as never before. You have a long life ahead of you, do not waste it on painful thoughts. It is probably more likely for you to have a car accident then a recurrence, do you think about that every day? I think not. You have so much to give to others, do it now.
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