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I was diagnosed with metastatic disease in 2008 and have been on anastrozole ever since. So far I have high blood pressure which has been successfully treated. I have some loss of bone density, but I am still only borderline osteopenic. My doctor started me on Prolia last year as a preventive measure. In my judgment (and that of my doctor) going off the anastrozole poses greater risk than the risks of staying on it. I assume I will continue to take it until it stops working or until I die of something else.

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I was diagnosed with metastatic disease in 2008 and have been on anastrozole ever since. So far I have high blood pressure which has been successfully treated. I have some loss of bone density, but I am still only borderline osteopenic. My doctor started me on Prolia last year as a preventive measure. In my judgment (and that of my doctor) going off the anastrozole poses greater risk than the risks of staying on it. I assume I will continue to take it until it stops working or until I die of something else.

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\r\nThis writer certainly should do what she wants. It would make me very uncomfortable to leave the prosthesis in the closet. I wonder, however, if she has thought about the imbalance in her body. Not having equal weight on each side will throw her posture out of alignment and lead to problems she won\'t even realize are related. She should also be aware that there are all kinds of prostheses out there. I personally like the Amoena adhesive model. There is a big variety in sizes, and the adhesive means it doesn\'t shift. If the remaining breast is small, she might even get by without a bra. \r\n\r\nView Original Post ...

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