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Opting out of radiation or chemo

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 31, 2023 | Replies (98)
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@anjalima

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. 🌸

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cashemire | @cashemire | Apr 1, 2023

@anjalima mine is also 98 percent ER and so far no side effects from the Arimidex (4 months of every other day) at 71 yrs
I wonder if our age has something to do with the lack of side effects

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