Feeling good!
Well I'm feeling pretty good again and have my old energy levels back, so I was very surprised when my oncologist told me on Thursday that I am now in menopause! I thought I would be feeling worse tha...
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I saw the specialist about having the ovaries removed, and all I could gather from her was that there would definitely be no more periods or hormones produced, so permanent menopause was assured, as well as not having to take Tamoxifen for the rest of the 5 years because there would be no hormones to block. But I was concerned about removal of the ovaries because it would be more surgery after the lumpectomy, and I hadn't looked into the pros and cons of the op.( Like, don't we need the ovaries in later life to regulate our bodies in other ways?)I too havent had a period since finishing chemo in July 2011, and the hot flushes from the Tamoxifen effect are manageable but not overly pleasant! But what choice do we have in this situation?