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Drover
9 years agoMember
Tamoxifen side effects feedback?
Newly diagnosed on 14/7/18. I am one of nine siblings and the first to get cancer. Not a label that I want... am keen to learn more about women's experiences takin Tamoxifen? I have my treatment plan ...
Fiona2
8 years agoMember
Well done for getting through your radiotherapy and I hope that your skin improves without too much trouble. Don't be surprised if you find, as I have, that the radiotherapy recover is more gruelling than expected. It didn't seem such a big deal when I completed it 4 months ago but the fatigue has lingered on and on, as has the swollen, sore breast so the healing must take some time to get through. My oncologist was pretty keen for me to take some anti-oestrogens in the long term and like you, I was very resistive. Surely I had had enough treatment and surely, as my results all seemed to indicate, I had this thing licked? Also, I have been living very healthily and not one for liking to take medication. Problem is, no one can tell you for sure so what do you do? I reluctantly agreed to try, just try I'd say, some medication and see how I went on it. I opted for tamoxifen because it seems to have less impact on the bone health. So far (one month in), minimal side effects so I suppose I'll just keep on going whilst I have no compelling reason to stop.