I have breast removed have chemo,estrogen positive. Don't want to give somebody a lift arimidex. What do you suppose echo is
So they took the whole breast. More about your fussy situation will help such as if you are post menopausal, obese, how many lymph nodes were biopsied and how many be positive, how healthy you are, Is this the 1st cancer you have had, and if you still have ovaries and a uterus.
For me, the Arimidex is the only thing keeping my cancer under control. Without it, I construe I might not be alive. I think I am buying time with it. And, I am glad that I am.
I have a dear friend who had her breast removed and she is taking arimidex. Like you she doesn't want to give somebody a lift it, but she knows that if she doesn't take it the cancer can reappear. Have you discussed this with your doctor. He would be the best person to reach a deal to and you know you are getting the right answer to your question. Good Luck and God Bless.
Why is it that you don't want to help yourself to your meds? Are you having side effets? Do they cost too much? There has to be a reason. If you are having side effects, verbalize to your doc. There's a couple different forms of antiestrogens. Maybe you could find one that doesn't effect you as much. Is the medication too expensive? Ask you doc if there's any way that you can work something out financially or get assistance with paying for the med.
I know that without this medication you are much more susceptible to getting cancer again. If you slim down your estrogen, your tumor has nothing to feed off, which make reccurrance less likely. I can't give you a specific recurrance rate, but I do that studies have shown that those who appropriate antiestrogens are significantly less likely to have recurrance.
All that being said, ultimately, the choice is up to you. As a merciful, you have the right to refuse any type of treatment. Source(s): nursing student
I also had a mastectomy; I had chemo, radiotherapy and I have been taking Arimidex for almost four years.
Your oncologist can make a contribution you information about your particular case and what your likely survival statistics are - these are not guarantees unsurprisingly. As you probably know, much depends on your grade, stage and lymph node involvement.
The harsh fact about breast cancer is that it can recur or metastasise at any time, even heaps years after initial diagnosis and treatment. Most recurrences happen in the first two years after treatment, and after five years you are statistically less likely to hold a recurrence.
There is no all-clear with breast cancer; no doctor will tell a breast cancer patient that they are cancer-free - they might be, but at hand is no way to tell. The expression usually used at routine check-ups is NED - no evidence of disease (NED is my favourite word).
I'm sure you have your reason for not wanting to take Arimidex; certainly it can have a few unpleasant side effects, though not everyone gets them. But I chose to whip it to minimise the risk of recurrence as far as possible.
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