Considering quitting Tam after two years
Does anyone have a general idea of how much protection you get from completing two years?
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Hi wave2stars,
I was never on Tamoxifen (I was premenopausal at diagnosis but removed my ovaries and started an aromatase inhibitor or AI), so my experience is different from yours. But I wanted to say hi and commiserate. You have all my sympathy. I am sorry you are dealing with so much. Not fair.
With the AI, I also had a bit of mental fog the first few months (part of that was probably chemo brain), but things stabilized down the road. Did you discuss this with the oncologist? He/she should be able to provide an educated guess of how much benefit you are getting from this treatment, and how much it is reducing your recurrence risk -the number depends on the features of your cancer, it is not the same for all breast cancer patients. There is also an alternative hormone treatment for pre-menopausal ladies: taking an AI along with some othrer treatment to supress your ovaries.
Best of luck with everything
LaughingGull
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