hot flushes
Sometimes I'm feeling fine & then I get a funny panicky feeling in my head which makes me feel completely unable to cope. Then a moment later I get really warm and have to take a layer of clothes off...
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My oncologist also said that aromitase inhibitors are better once you are post menopausal. I was on tamoxifen after finishing my chemo in March 2009. I took it for a year( my oncologist said 1 year without a period) then they did a hormone blood test and found that i was post menopausal so I changed to Femara. Apparently Femara works to block the estrogen that comes from the liver. In August 2010 my hot flushes stopped suddenly, I then got a period after 18 months. I had an internal ultrasound as tamoxifen can cause thickening in the uterus lining and was sent to a gyne who did a D & C and found something( a big long name) that was not cancer related that could cause bleeding. It was queried as to whether or not i should have a hysterectomy but Drs decided not to. Since then i have had no further probs. However the hot flushes did return and are still with me today but they have improved over the last few months.
Take care, Jill xx