Hi I am on Anastrozole was told last year that I would stop taking them in 2024 having been on them 8yrs then was on tamoxafen before that after breast cancer and mastectomy plus reconstruction in 2014.I am scared of coming off them then as think cancer will come back and I will be same age my mother was when she died from cancer.My hubby doesn't understand my feelings and how scared I am just keeps saying you will be fine.
Hi , I’m on Anastrozole too but earlier in the process - 2 years so far. My mum also died from breast cancer although I am already 8 years older than she was when she died. I am sure I will face the same dilemma when I get to the point when they suggest that I stop. I don’t think anyone who hasn’t had cancer can quite understand the fear of recurrence, however sympathetic they are. And the default is usually ‘you’ll be fine’. That’s never helped me! I don’t want my fear dismissed, I want it acknowledged and addressed.
My feelings about your situation are: it’s natural to be scared - some people aren’t but I suspect most of us are. You’re on the tablets for the next 3 years so I would try not to ‘jump the gun’ by looking too far ahead. Things change all the time in cancer treatments and there may be another drug to add to the mix by then. My mum was only treated with tamoxifen (as well as surgery, rads and chemo) because the aromatase inhibitors weren’t used then. They’ve been game changers. So I try hard not to compare my case with my mum’s. Different times, different treatments.
Sorry I haven’t really got any answers but I just wanted to say that your fear is understandable. Nearer to the time when you’re due to finish, I’d definitely ask for a review and consultation to discuss it all, I don’t know if this is automatic. Sending love and hugs, HFxx
HappyFeet1 xx
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