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Side effects?? Need advice!
Thank you for sharing this page. I find it most interesting and informative. I am 76 years old. I do have Charcot Marie Tooth Muscular Distrophy. Had Mastectomy. Very active and healthy in every other way. I am trying to maintain that. But the side effects, and the little devels are creeping in. The predicted and expected…
I was diagnosed at age 47 and was on tamoxifen for just over 3 years, which I recently stopped. Was perimenopausal upon starting it and stayed that way for over a year. I'm 51 now and have not had a period for 25 months. Well, 3 days ago, I started what looks and is acting like a period. Was heavy for 2 days and is now…
I`m 38 years old and I have been on Tamoxifen for 5 years.Now has been a week without it and I`m not feeling too good.Does anyone know about withdrawal symptoms?
I am 70 and recently had a lumpectomy for stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma, 7mm. No lymph nodes involved. My oncologist prescribed anastrozole but I refuse to take it. I've done my homework and it's a quality of life issue for me. I already have mild arthritis, osteoporosis and thinning hair. I don't need more of that and…
hello! I’m supposed to start anastrazole but I suffered a fall and broke my tailbone. I’m wondering if anastrazole will slow the healing time for the fracture? Has anyone experienced that or heard of that? Also, I just got hot flashes and night sweats and chemo induced foot neuropathy under some control and I’m honestly so…
Hello. I just finished chemo, surgery and radiation for triple pos breast cancer that was also in a lymph node. I had a complete response to the chemo and was cleared in mid October, sentinel node negative. I recently had a ct scan of my back after a hard fall down some stairs resulting in a broken tailbone. The scan also…
Hi to all, I am writing on behalf of my mother who is currently undergoing treatment for her metastatic breast cancer. The tumour travelled to her spine and to liver. She had to undergo extensive spinal surgery a few weeks ago which she is currently recovering from. She has now began her treatment with fulvestrant and has…
Am taking Tamoxifen for the last 3yrs now started experiencing Vaginal discharge, dryness and itching etc.
Hi! I have a question about how anastrazole works. I am taking lupron for ovarian suppression and anastrazole because I'm premenopausal. When my estradiol was checked before starting anastrazole, it was 11. When it was checked yesterday, after being on anastrazole for 3 months, it was 19. I'm confused as to why it would be…
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