Hi Pam, Great to hear from you. Apparently my physiology doesn't process these drugs. I have tried all the Aramatose Inhibitors and Tamoxifen. What happens with me is that I am fine for about the first 9 weeks then 'BANG'. All hell breaks loose. Because I am not processing it, the drug builds up and becomes toxic. I am seeing a fantastic Naturopath and my GP is also on his side. I actually read a medical journal where specialists were talking about this subject saying 50% of women don't complete the 5 years of hormone therapy due to side effects and talked about there being plenty of plant based natural aramatose inhibitors and further research is needed . To my knowledge that never happened. Naturopaths seem to know a lot about estrogen. Apparently, not all estrogens are bad. My Naturopath and GP believe my system may not have been processing estrogen as it should and the estrogen built up. I have also started on a Paleo diet as my GP likens wheat and grains as the new nicotine! She says it is poison. I can't tell you how much better I feel off wheat. For the first time in 20 years my breasts aren't tender and sore, I am not carrying fluid and IBS symptons are gone. So between my GP and my Naturopath I am feeling better than I have for 20 years. I did give my Oncologist the flick. It comes down to this: When I got breast cancer they gave me an extra 4% if I had chemo - so I did it. They gave me an extra 20% if I took hormone therapy. Well, if I went through chemo for 4% why wouldn't I complete hormone treatment? The answer is: because I simply couldn't tolerate any of them at all! The Oncologist didn't care if I died of other causes as long as it didn't involve a cancer cell. I can tell you I would have died of other causes if I stayed on hormone therapy. Suexx
