Of course everyone’s situation is different, that being said I went back and forth on my decision. I finally decided that I wanted to do everything I could to keep the C from coming back and to stay healthy. It was mostly fear that had me considering not to take any action. I finished radiation in December and have been on blockers for a little over a month. If I would have known how my body can handle both I wouldn’t have wasted so much time worrying. Like everyone here always says…it’s your decision and once you make that decision you’ll have a peace about it. God bless you as you make the right decision for you!

At first I didn't want to take the hormone blocker. I eventually decided to try it and I'm glad I did. No regrets. I take anastrozole and no bad side effects my heart is doing well says my cardiologist. It's a very personal decision you have to make along with a discussion with your oncologist. 💕😊🙏

I want to live , specially knowing that most treatments are done for that
reason, to stop the cancer from spreading or recurring . What stage is your
cancer? I do not think I’ve read that from your profile.You might not need
radiation or chemo. A lot will depend on the oncotype score. Too many
variables here.

Susan

Like everyone else I was on the fence for 2 months petrified of taking Anastrozole after being here for a few months and read about the side effects women were experiencing but I was playing with time having Stage 4 Breast cancer and I already ruled out taking 3 other things my doctor ordered so I started taking it. It kept my stage 4 cancer stable for a year . I had 2 bone Mets that are no longer growing and then I developed a new bone Mets after a year but I was already warned this would happen with stage 4 . All drugs stop working and then new drugs are tried. Other stages don’t seem to progress on the AI’s but if you decide not to take it your cancer would be more likely to recur than not but even doing nothing if it did return I would think survival could be 2 to 3 years . ❤️

Yes talk to your oncologist, I wasn't going to do anything after radiation but I'm on tamoxifen now for almost 4 years and in the beginning side effects were pretty bad but now I've gotten used to it. Fatigue and some joint pain is worth it if it keeps the cancer from spreading. 1st time was very small .6mm tumor and then in my other breast .5mm, no chemo, just 10 sessions of radiation each time. Oncotype score 20, but it still came back in my other breast the following year. You can't predict, but you can try to keep it at bay. Everyone is different.