Arimidex for more than 5 years
Common Questions and Answers about Arimidex for more than 5 years
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I just completed 5 years on arimidex and have been asked to be part of a study and go on it for another 5 years. Has cancer reoccurred in patients while they have been on arimidex, not due to the drug, but due to the cancer. In other words, does taking arimidex prevent cancer from reoccurring while a patient is on it?
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I found this information for you.I am also taking Arimidex and of course I am very interested in knowing more about this medication.My breast surgeon told me also that by taking Arimidex reduces the development of new breast cancers by 50 per cent.
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Arimidex most effective in breast cancer study.
My case is very similar to yours,my bone density is not very good either.I've been taking arimidex for almost a year now and so far, I've been tolerating it pretty well . For my bones I take Calcium+vitamin D, and once weekly Novo Alendronate which is the equivalent of what you are taking now.
Anyone taking Arimidex or has taken it in the past. I am looking for feedback if it helped lower the ca 125???
My CA 125 is rising from 93 to 156 and now in the 230's... however nothing has changed on my pet scan and no
measurable disease... I am seeing my onc on Monday...and he had recommended to try if i want Arimidex.
I have other options like trying different chemo's... but then we are just treating the number... I wanted to give this
a try.... what do you think...
After seeing an endocrinologist who ran all types of blood work which came back normal with the exception of his estrogen level a bit higher then normal and had an X-ray of his hand which showed bones of a 13 half to 14 half yr old (I was told was good ) want to give my son arimidex. My question is......is this safe for teen boys. I read its not FDA approved for children.
I don't know of anything unless you would reduce the caloric intake although it might not be totally due to food. It might also depend on what those calories are coming from. Good Luck....
I am mastrubating for 20 years and used to use my hand to mastrubate and when the Penis does not stand I still mastrubate and ejaculate and I get the white semen, sometiems I do it 5 times a day and I have just plain liquid instead of sperm when I done this.
Now I am married now and despirately need help and want to have kids, can some one tell me if I stop mastrubating totally how long will it take for my penis to get fixed ?
Hi Jim, I just want to say that I am so sorry about your wife. I read your post and it broke my heart and I am sorry for you both. I lost my mum to breast cancer that invaded her, and I have just had a mastectomy and its terrifying and so frustrating and it seems that everyone on these posts, myself included are not being told everything and not being given everything that we should be given to treat us.
s my understanding from reading that Lupron is typically used in younger children than 12 and for those who did start Lupron at the younger ages, it is stopped around this age. Unfortunately, there are side effects that are undesirable with the use of pediatric Lupron. I will also tell you that both of my sons by 12 were full on puberty including facial hair!
But perhaps your son is younger than the original poster. Tell us more and we'll try to help!!
I would seem odd to have this type of reaction since you've been on Arimidex for over 2 years but I suppose anything is possible. Since the Oncologist thinks your symptoms may be caused by something other than the drug you might want to ck. with a Neurologist regarding this numbness OR perhaps an Internist, since this may even be a circulatory issue.Sounds like it's going to be a process of elimination in order to find the cause. Regards ....
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m now reading on the internet, from sources like the Mayo Clinic that gonorrhea and chlamydia can be asymptomatic in men for more than 5 years. I've gotten worried, and visited my doctor, who agreed that gonorrhea and chlamydia could remain asymptomatic for that long. He also stated that any STD one could receive via the vagina, one could receive via the mouth. Thus, I was at risk, albeit minimal, of contracting chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, etc....
I have been suffering with constant severe headaches for the past 5 weeks.My headaches were checked with a brain MRI contrast scan and the scan was normal. .Bloods fine and glaucoma eye test as well. I understand the ongoing fatigue,however the headache continues with no abatement.I have tried medicine for migraine as well as traditional non steroid meds and prednesone.I have no history of any headaches.The headache feels like a constant squeeze around my head.
I had tolerated the Tamoxifen very well for two years - few side effects. I was switched to Arimidex in late 2008 and have been on it since. I am a pretty healthy (other than the BC) - 52 year old. I am physically active and appropriate weight for my body type and size.
I have stiffness in the morning mostly - or if I sit at my desk for a long time. Once I am up and about it takes a couple of minutes - but I am pretty unaffected once I get rolling.
I have not heard that Grade 1 is more likely to return, and it certainly seems counter-intuitive, since that means the cells are well-differentiated and much more closely resemble normal cells than, say, Grade 3, which is highly aggressive and typically where one worries more about potential spread or recurrence.
But if what you say is true, and if it would be likely to be the same low-grade cells in a new primary tumor, then you have already substantially reduced that risk d/t your BLM.
They say that the bad symptoms will eventually disappear and I sure hope that the belly problem will follow suit .My surgeon is thinking of prescribing Arimidex for an additional 2 years for better protection :( So after a total of seven years on this medicine, I hope that I'll have the strength to even exercise on my treadmill.. LOL...
Anyway,I am just thankful that I am cancer free now, hoping that the Arimidex is doing it's job .
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