Bottle o Tamoxifen

Odie you little sneak you! LOL!!!

.... Odie, oh, Odie.... whack again!

(and the cool whip was pretty good... musst have been cramming my mouth full too fast to notice....)

Now running to hide... you all make me exhausted!  (I am such a party pooper some nights).

Good night, tammi friends.  Thanks for letting me party a bit with  you tonight.

Paula, you are probably right. It probably was drool thanks to the eye candy........ Taking my pillow and heading to bed myself. ....

Have a good night all & to all    <<<<< WHACK>>>>>>..........................lol

Paula, You find the best "eye candy".  Too bad I missed it last night.  I turned into a party pooper and went to bed early. That is what I get for not staying up later.

I have gained about 6 pounds in the past year.  I'm only 4'11", so on me, those pounds SHOW   Before Tamox, if I put on a few pounds, I'd just increase my excercise and decrease my eating and I'd lose the weight.  But now, despite the fact that I have increased the excercise and decreased the eating considerably, the damned scale won't budge.  It's almost like my metabolisim has shut down.  I've had my thyroid checked and that is fine.  MO said that this is a side effect of Tamox.  So great, in addition to all the other stupid side effects I have to deal with, I have to be FAT while dealing with them....GRRRRRRRRRR!!!

I asked my MO about black cohosh and he said it is safe for ER positive women although he says he has not seen much success in reducing hot flashes. Works for some but not most.

Sandee sounds like your health regimee is very good. I have not started juicing but have been reading up on it and may try to start juicing some. I did buy a water distiller and love it. I am drinking so much more water now.

Alicia we miss you. I know how I hate to gain weight, hope you are able to get it off

Deb what a drag that Tamox has messed with your metabolism. I am only 5'3" so I know what you mean about the pounds showing.

Went to my two Dr appt yesterday and they were both really good. I don't have to go back to the pain doctor unless I need him. Even though I am having this severe neck pain he feels that my PCP is doing all the right things. He said if it does not get better with those things then to call him. Yah got to dump another Dr. My MO visit was good, all my bloodwork was really good and I had several questions for him regarding new studies that I have read about. I think he really likes that I read up on stuff and gives him the chance to talk about new scientific stuff. Anyway he had put me on Fosomax a while back but a new study is out there for pre menopausal ER+ women that Zometa helps to reduce recurrence rate. He said the problem is most insurance won't cover it unless you are doing chemo. But he said that reclast is very similar and there are studies to support that is helps to lower recurrence rates so he is going to see if my insurance will approve it and if so I'll get an infusion every three months when I go to see him. I told him I want all the help I can get since I did not do chemo and I was in a very gray area on my onco score. I should know something next week. After my last biopsy he is very supportive of my BMX that I am planning on having. He said that I have very unpredictable breast and he thinks it is a good idea. I think he was also happy that I switched BS as I always got the impression that he and my old BS are not on each others favorites list. Was also very glad to hear that my new BS wants an MRI on Monday since my guide wire fell out at my last surgery. He was also supportive of me taking a Tamox holiday and doing the steroid pac again to try to get my neck pain under control. Said that if that and acupucture did not help to call him because he wants to get to the bottom of why I am in pain. Said I have been in too much pain with my breast and since that has resolve with PT does not want me feeling bad with my neck. After that meet some friends for yoga and then went to dinner with DH and friends and celebrated my two good Dr visits.

I think Tammy is a sadistic B......  When I started Tamoxifen I needed to gain 10 t0 15 lbs. so when I read it could cause weight gain I thought here is an SE I can welcome.  I also read that in some women it can cause weight loss and prayed I would not be one of those.  Well, you know what happened.  Fourteen months later, down 15 lbs.   

June, Alicia, Deb..weight gain. ARGH!!! I thought I had gained because of the arimidex and lack of energy which equalled no gym time but I stepped on the scale and it is exactly the the same as October ....the juicing may be helping..and green tea...but other than today's bacon at a girl's brunch, I have stopped eating red meat, gluten and am going as organic as I can afford. Joined a local organic food group that delivers to your door...as long as they don't bring me beets, I will try it.

June- I have not bought a juicer...I am using my blender and then a jelly bag to collect the pulp! it is working beautifully...just made a juice that included one carrot, 3 celery stalks, half a cucumber, a green apple, some kale and water...if I was really ambitious, I would use the pulp and make soup but right now this is all I plan on doing. Juice in the am while the coffee is perking...then yog and fruit and some organic grains...veg and fish for lunch ...and I have decided to lay off the cereal at night...sure that has put 5 pounds on me!

Deb, I am also 4'11" (well, close enough) and know how frustrating those five pounds can be...my aim was to at least maintain my weight while on these medications...add the soon to be big 50 and newly kicked in menopause and you have a slow metabolism for sure!

Anyhow, -9 today so I did indoor things and hit the gym...not hard but enough to get me remotivated:) hugs to all...guess I missed the pillow fight!

I am going tomorrow for my breast MRI.  This is a new breast surgeon so I don't know if he will call me with results or make me wait until I see him on the 25th, although I don't expect anything to be there since my last surgery was in November.  This is just a follow up to make sure they got everything.  If everything looks good then I'll get the green light to move forward with my BMX.

Damn Paula I am telling you of my next appt as that face and body is to die for......enjoy Sherry I will try not to drool and make a mess of your pockets today......LOL

June poor Sherrys pockets are gonna be soaked today, lol!

Well all I have had a pain free weekend.  It was so nice not to feel like an 80 yr old.  I do hope that it lasts for days. 

Sherry, hoping for a good MRI result. 

Paula, glad you finally got some relief!  Did  you ditch the tamox? 

I just discontinued my Effexor that I had been given for neuropathy, and despite the miserable side effects, I think it was helping the hot flashes.  My last dose was Friday, and last night I know I had multiple soaking episodes, not what I had been experiencing lately. I swear if I continue to have SEs from the drugs, I will die either from the drugs or the cancer.... not sure which is worse! I felt pretty good with the cancer, have just felt bad ever since I got involved with the breast cancer docs. What I wouldn't give for a day in which I had no pain, and was able to do a 10-mile hike with pack or play the piano for an hour or so.

Jo, I hope those little lumps are nothing, but the MRI should help figure it out if that is what he suggests. I will be thinkiing of you.

I wish I could have the nads to ditch the Tammo.  I have noticed that the pain comes and goes.  I need to start keeping a journal and see how it is.  I do know it drags on for days with each day getting worse until my whole body is just one huge pain.  Once it gets to that point I am useless until it goes away.  Im just up in arms about.  I have days where I wonder if its all worth it.  Then I have my days where I fight fight fight. 

Spent a weekend with the family and missed a great fight and lots of yummy pics

Sherry and Jo - I'll be in your pockets tomorrow too!

Vicky

I guess I'm a perfect candidate for Tamox....postmenopausal, no uterus or ovaries, so the MO was excited to offer it to me!  He mentioned all the benefits, such as protection for bones, a little protection for colestrol elevation and so on.  He mentioned blood clots as a downside, but felt I wouldn't have a problem as I took birth control and HRT for 40 years!

Funny, he never mentioned the weight gain, thinning hair, joint pain, etc.  I guess you find those out for yourself as you go along.  I asked about taking a smaller dose because I'm a smaller person...but no...one size fits all.  Trust me, if I take this sutff and get SE's I will cut the damn pill in half, in fact, I might start out that way to begin with and increase the dose if I tolerate it.  Anyone else doing this?

 I have no desire to diminish my QOL any more than it already has been diminished.  Since Sept when I was dx I feel like I've been caught in a revolving door to a dr. app't!