Benign then malignant
Hi all. My story is a little different. I went for a mamogram just to do the right thing. I am 52yrs. I had a mamogram and ultrasound and the radiologist reported very specifically carcinoma and was s...
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@buster yes unfortunately chemo threw me into a violent unnatural menopause LOL, literally came on in the middle of infusions...have learnt to live with it. Ohhh thats good news about the HRT and honestly, there's no blame to be at all. It has zero to do with anything, and I mean anything, diet, alcohol, exercise none of it...there are no common denominators in any of it. Theyve said they are minority studies in all areas....none of it caused it. I had none of these"denominators" and I got it twice" as do so many others that live healthy lives.
I was on Tamoxifen 4yrs then 2nd diagnosis threw me into menopause and was put on Arimidex, the side effects were difficult on that, so he trialed me off it for 6 weeks and I kept a diary. I went back on it at the end, but the reality was I was not in pain when I was off it. So he switched me to Aromasin about April I think, so 8 months now, I saw him the other day. Actually find it just the same as Arimidex but learnt to put up with it, as my Surgeon said taking it reduces my risk by about 50% so no contest LOL. The side effects are annoying, I wouldn't say it stops me doing anything really. I'm just slower and achier, cannot run and walking, exercise is difficult but I can manage to do a little.
After having a recurrence and having done all the right things, radiation and tamoxifen for 4yrs and it still came back...I think is why I choose to stay on it because in all honesty I dont trust without it as Tamoxifen stops working in 1/3 of cases. I'm also on Prolia injections due to bad bone density again from chemo, but it gives an added protection believe it or not for Breast Cancer. Odd LOL.
Melinda xo
I was on Tamoxifen 4yrs then 2nd diagnosis threw me into menopause and was put on Arimidex, the side effects were difficult on that, so he trialed me off it for 6 weeks and I kept a diary. I went back on it at the end, but the reality was I was not in pain when I was off it. So he switched me to Aromasin about April I think, so 8 months now, I saw him the other day. Actually find it just the same as Arimidex but learnt to put up with it, as my Surgeon said taking it reduces my risk by about 50% so no contest LOL. The side effects are annoying, I wouldn't say it stops me doing anything really. I'm just slower and achier, cannot run and walking, exercise is difficult but I can manage to do a little.
After having a recurrence and having done all the right things, radiation and tamoxifen for 4yrs and it still came back...I think is why I choose to stay on it because in all honesty I dont trust without it as Tamoxifen stops working in 1/3 of cases. I'm also on Prolia injections due to bad bone density again from chemo, but it gives an added protection believe it or not for Breast Cancer. Odd LOL.
Melinda xo