Tamoxifen and its side effects

doglover99

I am a 60 year old male.  In November 2016 I was diagnosed with Stage II Breast cancer.   Went through the chemo, mastectomy, radiation, and Herceptin treatments.   I gained about 40-50 pounds during the treatments -- probably due to the steroids and not eating healthy since everything tasted bad -- it was a matter of survival.  I finished my last Herceptin treatment in November 2017.  They put me on Tamoxifen.  I am eating healthier, working out 6-7 days per week, feeling better, but I am gaining weight.   The other thing that I monitor is my glucose levels because it went up during the chemo.  But after about a month or so on the Tamoxifen, it has gone up.   I was running around a 100-110 and it was going down.   But now it is running around 150-160.  Has anyone else experienced this?  Can anything be done?  

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Hi Doglover, and welcome to Breastcancer.org!

We are so happy you found our Community as we are sure you'll find it to be a helpful resource with great support.

You may be interested in also posting on the Male Breast Cancer forum, where other diagnosed men share their experiences with tamoxifen side effects.

We hope this helps and we look forward to hearing more from you soon!

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doglover99

thank you

tlfrank

I haven't been monitoring glucose, but I will say that my blood pressure when up enough that I've been placed on medication for it.

doglover99

thanks for the feedback.