cat scan results

hello everyone linda bliss here been feeling rather yucky lately thats why no postings..but feeling pretty good today so here goes orig dx: invasive ductal carcinoma left breast oct 99. lumpectomy oct
99, clear margins, stage 2, 2.9 cm, grade 3, er and PR+ HER2-. axill node dissection 29 removed 2+, 4 cycles A/C plus 33 rads

ok so all treatment ended in may 2000 and my hair grew back and i go every 3 months to onc for blood work and ALL was great til july this year 2003. tumor markers were elevated to 100 ca 27-29.

had pet scan and it showed multiple lesions on my chest wall and a small mass on adrenal gland above the kidney.

Onc started me aug 20th on Arimidex. so i have now been on this drug for 3 months and my lastest cat scan shows that the lesions have shrunk and that all is stabilized.

i am not jumping for joy yet but i am much happier now than i was in august

to be told you have mets from bc scared the heck out of me

well i dug deep and found that positive attitude again and support groups like this help too and you guys are just so wonderful

i have the yucky side effects from the Arimidex but i am doing my best to deal with the gas pains, joint pains and lack of appetite.

saw onc today and he set me up for another pet scan and told me i look good..geez if i only felt 100%. he also asked if i wanted to change to
Femura.?

what do you think???

i think i am on the road again to beating this beast wishing you all good health see you soon love linda bliss

hey barb linda bliss here yes he did TRY and the key word is try to get me to take tamoxifen and i did for a year but stopped. dont ask why cuz i dont know myself..now i am taking the arimidex religiously..every morning

take care love linda

choose, you begin to feel better soon. I don't know a thing about Femura versus Arimidex. I would think your onc could give you best info. Wishing you the best.

Hi Linda--just had a thought. If you are having difficulty with effects from the Arimidex, I am wondering if you might have less effects if you took it at bedtime instead of in the morning??? Just a thought. I take it at bedtime and have no problem with it. I was beginning to get some stiffness in my knees but
Celebrex helped with that...

<< saw onc today and he set me up for another pet scan and told me i look good..geez if i only felt 100%. he also asked if i wanted to change to
Femura.?

what do you think??? >>

HHi Linda, glad to hear that things are looking better! Sorry to hear of all the side effects, though. I am not sure about differences in side effects between Arimidex and Femara, though. Tim had a good suggestion---if Arimidex is causing all this, you might try switching to see if there is any change...

Hi Hansa and Friends, I am going in in the morning for a cat scan, They did a biopsy and missed the tumors in my thyriod, I wish since I have had other cancers insurances were not so tight, I wish everyone on-line the peace and caring threw your fight, Debbie

Debbie, good luck and success with the cat-scan. I will keep my fingers crossed all is well and progressing in the right direction