Hi Jackie, welcome and thanks for your question.  Arimidex is taken for treatment of breast cancer since it lowers your estrogen levels.  I would ask your Dr. about this and see if the two medications would interfere at all.  In the literature from Eli Lily, on Forteo, it doesn't mention this drug as being contraindicated with use of Forteo, but I would double check with your Dr. first.

If you've ever had radiation to the bone, then you wouldn't be able to take Forteo.  If you haven't had this type of radiation, then you should be ok, but again your Dr. would have to confirm this since he or she would be the one prescribing Forteo.

There is a slight chance of contracting bone cancer from Forteo, but it shouldn't have an affect on breast cancer returning.

I took Forteo and did really well, but I've never had bone cancer or radiation to the bone.  Here are two articles you can read on Forteo that will explain this better.  Cleveland Clinic on Forteo and an article I wrote on Forteo that explains the cancer seen in rats during the testing stage of the drug because the rats were given huge doses that were much higher than what we can take for 2 years.

Good luck and please discuss this with your Dr. and if you have any other questions just re-post.  Thanks for joining us!!

Hi Jackie, glad you got that information from your oncologist.  Yes I agree the injections are a piece of cake.  Those gel packs only stay frozen for approximatly 24 hours, so you'll need access to a freezer to re-freeze the packs, and a *refrigerator* to store the Forteo while waiting for the gel packs to re-freeze.  Be sure that the Forteo never gets accidentally placed into the freezer since it will ruin it.

This can be done, traveling with Forteo, you just need to make some phone calls ahead of time to be sure you'll have access to a 1. freezer to re-freeze the gel pac and 2. a refrigerator for the Forteo.  If you are staying in a hotel that has a kitchen, you could call ahead to see if they'll let you use both the refrigerator and freezer.  Also, you may want to call Eli Lily to see if there are any other freezer type travel bags that keep the gel pack frozen longer than (24 hrs)like the one you got from Eli Lily.  I've heard there is another type that keeps the med cold longer, but don't know the name.  Hopefully someone here with the info will join in the discussion.  Also if you are renting a car they have travel bags that can be re-frozen by using the cigarette lighter in the car, it somehow recharges the freezer mechanism.  I've never tried that, and again don't know the name of it, but Lily should be able to help. 

Good luck and Bon Voyage!!!