Hi, I had an oophorectomy in December 2016, I was 53 and had been diagnosed with a recurrence after 10 years. My cancer was hormone hungry and as I'd already taken Tamoxifen for 5 years I had no real choice apart from AI after chemo and rads. I didn't want to stuff around with Zolodex--I was perimenopausal so would have needed it. I was also concerned about ovarian cancer.
The operation itself was no big deal, but that last step into menopause was a doozy. I don't regret doing it at all, but I do miss the benefits of natural hormone activity. Not that I felt i had a great deal of choice. It's a shitty trade off, but there is comfort in knowing I've eliminated one risk, ovarian cancer, which was very real in my circumstances. Mxx
