I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Revkat -- I've been assured by my onc that taking an AI or Tamox means I continue to be on active treatment.  There are some advantages to that  (though not many -- it did get me out of jury duty, shame on me)

Rosemary --  Your SEs are too debilitating, IMO.  I'd be going off Femara if I had them. 

Although I have posted on another thread about AIs I will post here again - I was on Arimidex and then Femara for a total of 18 months - I was miserable and quit taking anything a year ago - I just had my scans and testing and I am all clear and that's made me very happy - I couldn't live any longer with the depression, the bone pain, the fuzzy brain, the insomnia, and then all of a sudden I was "prediabetic" pretty funny as my tests have always been way below the norm - also my chloresterol shot up - they had put me on medication for my heart and were asking me to attend a diabetes clinic - that's when I decided that there would be no more AIs - I could hardly get out of bed and here I was suddenly confronted with two more major diseases - it was a low point I must tell you.  My onc wasn't too impressed but what could she do and my PCP told me that if I wanted quality of life she could understand what I was saying - oh yes my blood sugar reading is now back to normal and my heart medication was stopped - I may not live to be 90 but I am 65 and doing ever so much better than I have for three years.

Sandy

The roast lamb was great as usual, now we have left overs for sandwiches - great with tomato sauce (ketchup in US speak). Sorry some of you have never experienced how good lamb is. That was something I noticed when I was over there - not much lamb (if any) in the supermarket. We eat a lot of lamb - lamb loin chops, diced lamb for curries, the roasts...

Someone mentioned hormone free beef earlier - we have one big supermarket chain here who now sell only hormone free beef and boy does it taste better. I only buy free range or organic chicken even though they say there are no hormones in the cheaper variety, I don't believe them.

I'm taking Arimidex but my onc got me Zometa infusions every 6 months even though I really didn't qualify (he lied). The worst SE for me is stiff fingers in the morning. Any aches I have probably come from my arthritis - they don't seem worse.

On the HRT subject. I was on it for 4 years - bc had a very high ER reading - surgeon says probably caused by the HRT as apparently high ER is an indicator. My GP told me the bc pill was 5 times the strength of HRT, so I do believe that also had an effect especially since I took it until I was 52.

Haven't decided on dinner for tonight - could be pizza (I make my own but buy the bases) or a chicken linguine dish with a creamy pesto sauce made with garlic, white wine, pesto and cream. Grilled and peeled red capsicum (pepper) and snow peas added to the mix - totally delicious!!! Oh and garlic ciabatta on the side and don't forget the glass of wine

Sue

In Ontario , they send you a notice that you have been called for jury duty, and provide a form for you to fill out.  One of the questions was about health (something along the lines of "Are you being actively treated etc.").  After checking with my onc, I was able to write Yes, for breast cancer.  And that was that!

Linda.....That is interesting. I guess I have never thought about it in that way. That, yes we are being actively treated being on Tamoxifen or one of the other AI's.

Thanks so much for the reports on your situations. I turned 60 this year and was already in manopause when the BC thing reared it's ugly head. Tripple positive, yes, I've got hormones of all kinds. I really haven't complained so much about the side effects of Arimidex and after 4 years I somethimes think this is normal.

I've never discussed this with family or friends, very few would have a clue about it. I live alone, divorced, have had several relationships before BC but now on this drug, I can honestly say that sex is the last thing on my mind. I don't even enjoy those sappy girl or guy gets his mate movies anymore. They seem so stupid. I agree with the need to be free of medication but I've felt this way so long, maybe I've accepted this "as" normal. I honestly don't miss that part of my life but I think that may be the Arimidex talking. This mess sux.

Barbara, You didn't screw up if you did what you felt was best for you, regardless of the outcome. I think the only time you screw up is when you give in and quit fighting. That's one of the reasons I have so much respect for Blue. She's been dealt a dirty hand and comes up swinging every time. Crap, I'm beginning to sound like a pink ribbon waver. Whatever, you guys know what I mean.

Thanks much, I'll check it out. 

I have been gone all day long!  Got up and went and rode my horse.  Came home for 1 hour and then took my 6 mile hike up the canyon - came home and went grocery shopping.  It is 11 pm and I just finished putting the groceries up.

No, dinner did not get made - nobody was home to eat dinner tonight and now I am starving!!!   I don't want to eat this late at night but might have to resort to some peanuts to tide me over until tomorrow.

Any threads that I need to go look at?   PM me.  Here it is Saturday night - anybody get banned this weekend?

Ang - welcome to this thread.  I wasn't welcome over there either   I would much rather hang with ya'll.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/25/iowa-caucus-poll-2012-republican_n_884656.html

Was reading Huffpo this a.m. and saw this article on the Iowa caucus.  I'm shocked that Romney and Bachmann are the two front runners.  Okay, not shocked about Romney .. but Bachmann .. yikes!

I am not a fan of that woman.

Bren

Well, I post in the alt threads a lot... and then I erase what I've written before hitting "submit".  I can't help it -- moth to the flame, I guess.  But, I do manage to keep myself off the "Report" list most of the time by having that second voice whisper in my ear, "Hey, you know this isn't worth it, don't you???".

OTOH, I was off-line for 48 hours and one of my "favorite" (word used tongue-in-cheek) threads imploded while I was gone.  I really wanted to see how that soap opera would end, because it started out so flamingly awful and went downhill from there.   But, I guess soap operas never do end -- they just get cancelled and all the key players go on to other soap operas, a la "As the World Turns."

We went to a family reunion yesterday.  Of course, dh hated it.  He's not very "social".  He doesn't like meeting new people, and he isn't good at casual conversation. (He's more of a "get to the point!" sort of guy.) 

Oops.  Gotta go.  Things are going on and family members are glaring at me because I'm talking to you guys.  Be careful out there -- y'all stay out of trouble!

otter

Barbara .. we could use some rain here too.  Dinner sounds like it was wonderful.  Before Tim left we had a great steak dinner with roasted red potatoes and corn on the cob.  I sure do get hungry when he goes back on the road!

Otter ... that's funny that you're getting the "glare" for talking to us!  I'm staying out of trouble, although I'm getting bored so some trouble might wake me up, but I'm refraining from searching it out.

I need to get a report done ... and some motivation would really help right now.  argghh!.

I better get to work.

hugs,

Bren

Good morning

Athena, are "liars" like "sock puppets" - the thread which can not be named, is I think the one Moderators finally did away with!  Boy, that OP is now two for two!  I thought the strangest was when OP also posted a comment to TWO of her sp's.  Gave me the chills.