nancyjac's Journey:
Survivor: Breast Cancer > Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Patient Info: Finished active treatment less than 5 years ago, Diagnosed: almost 6 years ago, Female, Age: 69, Stage IIIB, HER2 Positive: Yes, ER Positive: Yes, PR Positive: Yes
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nancyjac
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Experience with
Inflammatory Breast C...
over 5 years agoFinished radiation treatments
Celebration
Had my final radiation treatment yesterday. After going for treatments every day for so long it feels weird (but great) to have a weekday without any medical appointments. Also went to see and orthopedist yesterday and he gave me a cortisone shot for my arthritic knee. Feels much better. Hoping I can start exercising again. Today I start taking Arimidex. Hoping the joint pain that is common with that won't set me back again.
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nancyjac
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Experience with
Inflammatory Breast C...
over 5 years agoHormone therapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
Have started Anastrozole (generic for Arimidex). No SE so far, but literature indicates they may not show up for 2-3 months after starting on the drug. I'm mostly concerned about joint/bone SE since I already have osteopenia and osteoarthritis in one knee. I also don't want to have to sit on my can for the next 5+ years because of joint/bone pain interfering with the ability to exercise.