Hi! sorry to hear your news but if the cancer has been removed then Tamoxifen is recommended - I think to stop any rogues cells taking hold? When surgery happens apparently some cells can float off into the wide blue yonder ......... I had lymph glands removed and there was no sign of spread.
I have to say that the drug didn't suit me. It heightened my sense of smell. DH had cooked a Dundee cake which was in a tin with the lid on in the pantry with a closed door. When I walked by the pantry I could smell every ingredient even down to the 2 tablespoons of cold water that he had added. So all food stuffs were awful especially anything fried or grilled
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My Consultant told me that none of his ladies had suffered with womb cancer whilst on the drug but a friend: 3 years ahead of me in the treatment: eventually died from it. She took Tamoxifen for years then stopped; because another lump in the breast had occurred
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and then developed problems in the womb.
I hadn't felt physically ill throughout my diagnosis and treatment, including precautionary radiation. It left me with a portion of great that looked as though it had been left in the sun
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and a steroid cream was given. I was also told to keep out of the sun and to wear a hat! It was a very hot Summer and the radiation dept was the coolest place to be
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. I took a tape with me as I had to lay completely still ...... I bored everyone with Whippersnapper as the music was fed into the waiting room
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. I opted for the tattoos so that the beams would be on the same place each treatment session: the blue dye meant that I couldn't bath for 8 weeks
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So I decided that as the drug was prescribed as it 'might' stop cancer cells growing, I stopped it. That was in 1995.
I believe that there are other drugs that suppress oestrogen? Maybe have a chat with a Pharmacist or an Oncologist to find out. 36 hours after taking my first tablet I felt as though I had the 'flu
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Let us know how you get on. Do you feel supported by your Consultant and Team?
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