Did your period come back after chemo?

Trace--great news from the onc! That's exciting. Keep us posted on how things go.

Great Topic

I was DX in 2/06 at 34yrs and had my last period right after first chemo (April 2006). TX included 4adr/cyt, 12 Taxol/Hercept followed y 34 Rad and 13 more hercpt. They told me I was post menopausal. In August of 08 I had one day spot, very light. Then in Nov.08 I had two days little darker still spoting. So I followed up with all the tests: FSH, LH, TSH, CA125, Pap and ultrasounds of ALL my lady parts! My FSH was 168.0 which ment it doubled since 1/16/2007. They all but said I was OUt-of-the game! I was very sad and had to accept my fate all over again even though I felt like something was happening  THEN......Saturday January 24th 2009 I was spotting and sunday january 25th began a FuLL period!  Its like it never left!:)

  Of course my GYN & Onc Doc are freaked out because they can't explain it. So tomorrow I have to get more blood work to be sure.  But in my heart I know everything is okay.    Not to offend anyone----God takes care of us ladies (and gents )I know that no amount of chemo can do for me the great wonders HE has!!!   I believe that God blessed my Docs, gave them the wisdom and drive to work for me and countless others!! Yet some stuff just is! NoONE can dictate what your ovaries will or wont do!  

On most days I have unwavering faith!!! and from my second round of chemo I realized I NEEDED  to if I was gonna make it!!!   I'm only 1 1/2 yers out, 37years old and understand my reality Yet... I press on...YAHOO!!!!

 Bless Ya!

Crissta---DX 2/2006- InvasiveDC-Her2Nue +, ER+/PR+

I am 34.  My period stayed pretty regular until the end of chemo (last infusion on Sept 18, last period on Sept 7).  And then it only stayed away for 3 months, came back January 4.

Yay, Nisa! That's exciting news!

Hi Girls,

I am 43 and I think my period is coming back.  I have been spotting for a few days now, which was my normal MO.  I finished chemo July 17 and my last period was in May.  My hot flashes stopped mid-December.  I was kinda hoping to be done.  My rads onc said she thought 98 percent that I was done.  I did do a hormone blood test a few weeks ago and it did indicate peri-menopausal.  I am curious about others around my age.

Lisa

thanks so much for your story. i was doing a search in google because i was dx with lymphoma 6/08 and concerned about cycle.still hasn't returned i'm 33 and no children.according to my onc r-chop isn't as severe chemo as with breast cancer pts.god luck to you all.    wenona

It's interesting reading all the different reactions on this. My period came back in February - 3 months after my last chemo. I had been sitting on the fence about getting my ovaries out (can't and wouldn't do tamoxifen) but after about 4 hours of cramps and flo'ing, I called and scheduled my surgery. The grass is always greener...I hated it before bc, missed it when I was in chemopause, then remembered how much I hated it as soon as it was back. Seems like double jeapordy to me that we have both PMS and menopause....seems to me one or the other should belong to the male species so that we get a BREAK.

I was diagnosed in May 2008 and I haven't had a period since April 2008. Had chemo Jul 08-Dec08, then some WBR and now on Tykerb and Xeloda and haven't seen a period since last year. And I am 29 years old so the docs say its a guessing game whether I will actually get a period again or not. I really don't miss it though.  They use to be pretty rough!

Hi everyone,

I was diagnosed June 05 (25 years old) - 4 cycles of a/c and one year of Herceptin - I've been on tamoxifen for about 3.5 years and am patiently waiting for my period to come back.  I got married right after chemo.  My husband has been great and for all those concerned women - I have beautiful 11 month old baby girl with the middle name HOPE.  We adopted her from birth in the USA.  So regardless if you are childbearing or not there are other options... Please don't get me wrong I too am waiting for my cycle to return so that my daughter can have a sibling or more!

I was diagnoised with node negative, estrogen postitive bc. at age 43  But because of a "slight" problem" with my orginal doctor/hospital, and some further testing by the new doctor/hospital I did not do chemo (4 rounds of Taxotere and Cytoscin) and shot until Septmeber. Right after my first cycle,  my period came, and lasted for at least 4 days, but following month it did not.  My Oncologist took it as a good sign that it would return.  But it has been 8 months since my last chemo/shot, and now I am on Tamoxflin for 5 years and of course a year older, 44!  Before getting diagnoised my peorids started to act funny, it would either be VERY light, or I would skip!  I did'nt mind though, I thought it was just what was suppossed to happen until of course I got diagnoised.  But now  I  feel like Aunt  Flow is on her way back!  I am getting  symptoms but still no sign of" her"!  Do you think good old Aunt Flow will be reserected?  Not sure.

Oh, just a note that I haven't had hot flashes for a while and the libido has definitely increased so something must have changed. 

I"m 39, period stopped after 3rd AC April last year, finished Taxol Aug last year and still waiting for period.

I am on Arimidex so Onc hoping I'm in permenant Menopause, although he thinks there is still a 50/50 chance my ovaries will start working again. Did have a couple weeks in Dec that the hot flushes stopped and had a tiny bit of spotting, but no period and the hot flushes started again.

I have my hormone levels checked every 12 weeks as I'm on Arimidex.

I am 37....was dx at 36. I had period after my second chemo.....Then NOTHING....Completed chemo 11/16/2009....two weeks later....period came on like a flood....went for like 10-12 days. That has been 3.5 months.....NO PERIOD....Oh yea I am hormone negative....UGGHHH the whole triple negative thing.....

May God Bless Us All 

Hi bridetobe,

Im 12 weeks post 4 cycles of TC (finished dec 30th 09) and still nothing...!  Had last period on 1st Dec, halfway through chemo and nothing since....

I had dreadful hot flashes and night sweats in Jan / Feb but they have greatly subsided in recent weeks, so Im hoping my body is re-awakening!

Like yourself, Im 29, and no children yet but hoping!  My onc said it can take up to 1 year for period to return, and be patient....He also said that with TC, it is MUCH less toxic on fertility than the more old-fashioned chemos and was over 90% confident that I would not have fertility issues in the future...

Hope that helps!

Mine returned 2 months after chemotherapy finished. What I did notice was that the first day's flow was very dark and then it would lighten up in color. Now I am noticing that I will get it 2X for the month. Bummer!