Bringing in 2014 with Tamoxifen!

Hello Ladies....I have been on tamaxifen for about 4 months now and I have a red splatch on my face next to my mouth about the size of a quarter.  It is red and hurts a little and very dry but so far not flaking.  It has been there a week.  I called my MO and they said not Tamox or Herceptin related.  Anyone else having this problem?  Gosh is it ugly!

Redreading, Thanks I will see if they have anything like that. I definitely could do that.

justachapter, Are you going to MD Anderson? I go to the one in Gilbert. I started meeting with Sam from the IO and we just talked about that very thing the other day. It is Really an interesting concept. I can see where the mindfulness can really help. Can't wait to delve a little further.

The mindfulness has been really helpful to get my focus back. And Sam is so sweet. Dr. Rao was wonderful he really listens.

I went to San Diego last week and didn't realize how much I missed my Yoga classes. LOL

I just can't handle the weight gain from the Tamox, not sure what to do, as when I discussed with MO last visit, she said "we all gain weight as we get older" Wait! What?

Also getting more bloating. The fun never ends.

Will be starting tamoxifen when the chemo is over. I did this when I was 40 and then stopped. Had a recurrence and now will certainly be on it for a while. Hoping the side effects will be different as I wont be per-menapausal like before. I suffered from extremely painful cramps for about three days every month. 

rettemich, what works for me is a program called Fitday.  It's loaded on our desktop PC but it's also available by subscription.  Maybe for smartphone too--not sure.  It lets you track carbs, protein, fat, fiber, calories and so much more.  It really works.  Good luck, corky.

I have a question, there is really no good board for it, and since I seem to post here most often, maybe someone has an answer.  Lumpectomy was March 12th, saw the surgeon twice and have one more f/u with her in 3 1/2 weeks.  I know we all have lumps and bumps near our scar tissue, but I'm pretty sure what I feel is the biopsy clip.  I asked the MO NP if that is what it was and she though it was.    At the time I just wanted to know what it was, as I had felt it since before surgery.   It is hard and when anything bumps it, it is painful for a few days.  While the clips are tiny, I have ver little breast tissue (have implants behind my muscle, had them prior BC), my skin is thinner in that area from radiation, so you can feel everything.  I know my cancer was near the skin as they did 2 weeks of boosts and the entire time I had a bolus.  I think it has formed scar tissue around part of it, which makes it larger, plus I had a large hematoma from the biopsy.

So after that long winded description, is there anyone else that can feel their clip through their skin?  Or has a painful area near their scar.  There is definitely and area along my scar that has formed scar tissue, but this is not scar tissue.

Hi Ladies this is my 9th month taking tamox and my oncologist is wondering why my periods havent stopprd yet.  Its less like I get it for only a day or 2 now.  But I still get it.  Also Ive noticed alot of hair thinning.  I eat healthy workout , do my juicing drink alot of water too and yet my hair is falling like crazy and I seem to be suffering from low blood pressure since the last 2 weeks.  Headaches,tiredness and fatigue.  Im really loosing my patience with tamox and just want to stop.  I want to live normally again but I cant seem to! From one week before my periods until my periods are over the depression is horrible I just cry for no reason.  Let me know if any of you are going thru this symptons pls.  

lav - I'm 9 months into Tamoxifen as well. I started the low dose Effexor 6 months into it to help combat some side effects. It's helped for me. I still have hot flashes and some mild headaches but it's really helped with mood swings, fatigue and tears. My periods stopped with chemo and haven't returned. Not sure I'm truly menopausal but I was getting to that age. I have heard people continue to have periods.  Good luck!

I have been on Tamoxifen about a year. I did have quite a bit of hair loss at first, but it has totally stopped. My husband said I have a lot of hair again. I am also on a low dose Effexor and it does help with the night sweats I was having. The doctor double the dosage at one point and I wanted to eat everything in the house so I asked him to lower it again. I do still get occasional night sweats but they are way better now.

Hi Ladies, I start Tamoxifen tomorrow, I'm worried how may body is going to react, how I'm going to react.

I'm not sure if I want to take it.

Chemo has already put me into menopause, I have aweful hot flushes, terrible joint pains, or so I think, I'm praying Tamoxifen does not make it any worse.

Hi, I also had hair thinning while on Tamoxifen.  It did stop after about 8 months on it and it reversed so I now have to get my hair thinned again. 

Went to doc, all was fine. Node is gone now. It was all from flu.