Aromatasa inhibitors after tamoxifen and oophorectomy ?

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Dear leadies,

I finished my 5 year course of Tamoxifen on Feb 12, have a profilactyc salpingo oophorectomy on April and, I’d like to be put on Letrazole or whatever other drug is available. I have an appointment at the end of this week to see my onco, I am quite anxious as I belive, he won’t consider this as an option. He’s very conservative on his approache to cancer treatment and I am not. As the recient Leeds study showed, recurrent with BC is a real danger and I just don’t want to play with it. I would like to know how others feel about it and if any of you can give me any advice on this pls.

Thanks

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Bringing this up onto latest posts for happynipple

Jo, Facilitator

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Hi Happynipple

I see it’s a while since you posted so things may have moved on and I hope you’ve got what you wanted.

For what it’s worth, I had a prophylactic oophorectomy and there was no question about continuing with AI meds. After all, the body still produces oestrogen from fat and that’s what AIs seek to prevent. From what I gather it’s pretty standard to have AI after a few years on Tamoxifen with or without ovaries.

If your oncologist takes a conservative approach to your treatment and this does not fit in with your approach is it possible for you to move to be treated by a different oncologist? It’s YOUR body, YOUR treatment.