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02/02/10

Why am I so cold? Is it the Arimidex? Could my thyroid have been damaged by radiation?

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2008.  In 2009 I had surgery, chemo and radiation.  In August 2009 I started Arimidex.  I have quite a lot of bone pain and some hot flashes but the thing that got me out here on the WWW is that I am so often cold.  I sit in my…

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