It is incredibly difficult to sort out what is responsible for what when it comes to side effects from BC treatment. To be fair, we need to know what could happen and need to be taken seriously when it all fucks up. Thing is, there are thousands of women who take the leap of faith every year. It doesn't wreck everyone's lives.
When I started taking Tamoxifen in 2007 I had pretty much zero side effects. A month or so of hot flushes then my periods came back and I never gave it a second thought. At the time I wasn't convinced that the apparent resumption of my menstrual cycle was a good thing when I had hormone hungry cancer cells but no-one else seemed concerned, so I just went with the flow. In hindsight, maybe not such a great plan.
I was not at all worried about Letrazole as past experience had suggested I'd be fine. No. Maybe it's a matter of no pain, no gain? I hope so, as I'd hate to think I was doing this for nothing.
You went into chemo hoping to be on the low end of the Totally Screwed Up scale. Take the same approach to the next stages. Mxx
