Tamoxifen and long flights
I have just had a full week of checkups and tests. You girls know the drill - pap test,blood tests galore,hip xray(cos it's been aching for months) and finishing with the oncologist"s visit today. I ...
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Hi Tonya,
Last year I headed off to Russia and China, didn't even think about not taking the Tamoxifen, just headed off and took it whenever it I woke up wherever I was, I would have taken it at all different times of the day but never mind. I had a pressure sleeve measured up by a physio and wore it conscientously on every flight but still managed to come home with slight lymphodema. When I came home I saw a lymphodema OT who said the sleeve I was given by the physio was too small for me. Nice one! Anyway, I've got the right size now and I wore it every night for a few months (unless I felt too hot....) and it settled right down. Don't stress if you get lymphodema, it really is manageable. And have a wonderful time - I did!
I am having more chemo for secondaries now but am determined to still take trips o/s whenever I am well enough.
All the best,
Cathy X