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Ovaries removal
Hi ladies well 3 weeks in to my radiation this week i loath the fatigue.. I had my appointment with gyno and sent my forms off to hospital for ovary removal I'm doing this to get rid of the majority ...
@Pammy46 unfortunately Zoffiel is correct, in fact I posted new data from the Breast Cancer Foundation about Tamoxifen that in 1/3 of cases it doesnt work and the sneaky cancer cells are growing inspite of it. I had a recurrence in 2015 after 4yrs and being on Tamoxifen and Chemo threw me into menopause which was really difficult to deal with. I still get hot flushes and I believe that coupled with chemo is the culprit for weight gain which does not come off!!! GRRR!!! I am now on Arimidex which the Oncologist prefers over Tamoxifen, but Ive never been told to have my ovaries removed. I am however having a single mastectomy/reconstruction in 1.5 weeks. Id say you'll manage the side effects ok, and that it would be similar to what I went through which I know was unnatural and harsher. Hugs Melinda xo