Tamoxifen better for 10 years?
Hi! I was diagnosed with bbc, ER+ PR+ HER2-. I had bmx, chemotherapy and I'm taking Tamoxifen. I'm waiting for having breast reconstruction done. I'd like to know if you were told to have Tamoxifen f...
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Yes, Breast Cancer does change you, things can never be the same as I have found after 3 months since my left breast mastectomy...not just physically but mentally so much re-adjustment. I feel like I am a different person. Now dealing with the side effects of tamoxifen which I have been on for 2 months and wish my aching joints and bones would just go away. This including the mood swings, the hot flushes, decreased libido, feeling itchy and irritable not fun. loss of cognition and feeling vague..and when I raise them with my breast care specialist and oncologist...their reaction is...yes that will be the tamoxifen...like you know there are side effects stop complaining and suck it up...do you want to get Breast Cancer again or not? My Aunt had Breast Cancer, took Tamoxifen and ended up dying of Uterine Cancer, I am concerned this could happen to me too, again told not to worry...the chances are low and if I am still concerned (I have uterine fibroids also) they can do a hysterectomy and I wont need to worry anymore! aagghh! I am 48 and pre-menopausal. I was lucky I dodged the chemo and radiation - but lost my breast instead. Now it is tablets for the next 5 years. One day at a time..and trying to find some semblance of normal again. I wish everyone well and thank you for sharing your stories as I quite often feel very alone in this breast cancer journey.