Arimidex

May 12, 2020

I have been wanting to talk about my medication for a while now and keep forgetting. I was getting headaches located at the base of my skull every day that lasted over a month and a horrible sore throat. I spoke with my oncologist, Dr. Civilleo who I love love love and she requested I stop the med to see if that helps. I was like.. “SAY WHAT GIRL”?.. stop my breast cancer med? EEEEK. She reassured me that there was no harm in doing so short-term. So I stopped Mid-March and literally the day after my headaches disappeared and shortly after the sore throat went away too! CRAZY. I spoke with her a month ago and told her my symptoms went away almost immediately and she suggested I stay off the med. I JUST talked to her again on Friday and she wants me to continue staying off it. She is thinking for another month or two and then we will discuss possibly trying another medication or trying arimidex again. We will see!