Hi all, I had performed unilateral (left breast) mastectomy + DIEP FLAP end of May and now in my recovery. I was suffered from high grade DCIS. One month post-op, i had my follow up visit in my oncologist office. He advised to start tamoxifen to prevent my right breast cancer risk. The advise is to take it for 5 years. I…
I called today to request hormone levels to be checked. They were only checked once, a few weeks after starting shots last year. Also wondering if anyone else gets Eligard shots?? Starting to wonder why I’m the only woman I know getting this.
Has anyonewith prediabetes developed a dramatic elevation of A1c with either of these drugs?
Hi everyone , my onc told me to stop lupron in March '22 and in June check my hormones with blood work. The blood work came back as pre- menopause,so he said to keep off of lupron. Is that ok? I am on Aromasin...it really scares me to be off lupron.
ZOLADEX (Goserelin) vs PROSTAP (Leuprorelin) I've been on Zoladex (hormone therapy) for 7 months. Today I turned up at the GP surgery for my pre-booked Zoladex implant, and was suddenly told by the nurse that I've been changed to a different drug! ("Prostap 3 dcs" - I think it's primarily for prostate cancer in men, hence…
Hey all. For my fellow Tamoxifen Weight Gain Sufferers. I was finally able to go off Tamoxifen after 7 years. During that time, I gained 60 immoveable pounds. It sucked, after Breast Cancer, bunches of surgeries, bunches of complications, to end up so long in a body that just didn't feel like mine. Then... Huzzah!!! I…
Just wondering whether anyone has been on antidepressants long term. I’m considering on taking something to help with the anxiety that I have thanks to my diagnosis. Thought by now that it would have passed but it hasn’t. Any thoughts on an antidepressant that doesn’t interfere with my aromatase inhibitor.