Done with tamoxifen: what to expect

sams_mom · May 2009

I just finished tamoxifen and will not immediately start on an aromatase inhibitor because it is unclear whether I am pre- or post-menopausal.

Just wondering what to expect as the tamoxifen clears my body.

thanks,

Jennifer

iodine · May 2009

Expect to feel better!! I had to discontinue it after 2.5 years due to quality of life issues, joint pain, etc.

I guess you can look up estrogen and see all the things it has to do with your body and figure you will improve on those things. LOL

sams_mom · May 2009

Hi there-

I remember you from the olden days when I was first diagnosed. Thanks for your reply. Are you on something else now?

Jennifer

barbinar · May 2009

I would imagine it would depend on whether your are COMPLETELY meno-paused after stopping the drugs. The menopause process takes years to complete for most of us. I went right from 7 yrs of Tamoxifen to 5 yrs of Megase because of a new diagnosis. I was 54 when I finally got off everything and have found myself to be a pretty likeable person after all. I was beginning to wonder.

iodine · May 2009

Hi Jen---I remember you, too, from the "oldbie" days. I didn't go on anything else. My onc and I discussed that most recurrances were found in the first 2 years after diagnosis and that I'd passed that window. (Also chose mast to avoid rads and was node neg, so declined chemo since it would only help 3% of women with my lesion of 1.9cm) If anything else comes up, I'll consider it, but I'm 6 years out and doing very well. Hope you will, too.

some oncs are advising 5 years of AI's after the tomax. is completed. That is up to you and your onc.

sams_mom · May 2009

Dotti-

Glad you're doing well.

Jennfier

Done with tamoxifen: what to expect

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