Femara
Hi Girls,
I am now five weeks post chemo and about to start radiation. I have had a review with my oncologist and he has changed his plan to put me on Tamoxifen due to the fact that I am a warfarin p...
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Hi Ladies. Lisa I am also on thinners for non valvular atrial fibulation which was only discovered in July after a stroke. I had started on Tamoxifen beginning of May & had the stroke 8weeks later. After a barrage of tests the neurologist found the NVAF & thinks the Tamoxifen "assisted" the clot to form. So I was switched to Femara which I only started on Oct 1 after waiting a while to clear the Tamoxifen from my system & then surgery to get my port out & then switch from Asprin to this new thinner (xarelto). I only wanted one thing going on at a time because I need to keep a check on what causes what reaction. I have been on Femara now for 8 weeks & can honestly say I feel so much better than when I was on Tamoxifen. It was rough to start with,(the Femara) I had several days of vomiting & nausea here & there & headaches. I also have a "pain patch" for osteo arthritis so I am hoping that this will offset any extra joint pain. When I was on Tamoxifen I felt awful most of the time, & really only realised this after I came off it & I think it took a good 6weeks for that to happen.
Good Luck with it all
Carmel