babies after breast cancer

Hi Marion,

 No such thing as stupid questions! When you stop Zoladex your ovaries wake up again - though it takes a few months.

I decided not to take Tamoxifen because the benefits it offered me did not seem to me to be sufficient to justify such a long term interference with my hormones. My oncologist wanted me to take it, but he respected my decision and did not try to force me.

And as to your first question - I have not told him myself (I only have to see him once a year, and that appointment is not until September)  but I know the fertility doctor who confirmed the pregnancy (and who did my pre-chemo fertility preservation and gave me the Zoladex injections) has written to him and told him. She also wrote and told  the surgeon and the radiation oncologist. I am sure he thinks I am foolish (and I certainly wish it had  not happened so soon) but the fact is there is no evidence that pregnancy increases recurrence risk. I intended to wait to make sure I was not going to have a recurrence in the first year, but my risk of that is no higher now that I am pregnant  and  it was for  the future child's sake that I had wanted to wait, to ensure  s/he would have a cancer-free  mother!

Anyway, the onco has not contacted me, but the  breast surgeon has, and she wants to see me a few times during pregnancy to do physical checks.