Tamoxifen Tender Breasts
Hi everyone hoping you can tell me if the following withdrawal symptom is normal and if it subsides...
I was diagnosed with BC in my left breast in 2008 and following treatment was put on 20mg of tamoxifen daily for ten years without any side affects whatsoever.
My oncologist stopped my dosage two months ago and for the last three weeks my “good breast” the right one has become enlarged and heavy and extremely tender. I have had full bloods taken and my hormone levels are very high - not premenopausal yet despite now being 52. I have found on some old forums that people have experienced similar pain (almost like when your milk comes in when pregnant) after completing tamoxifen but the feeds are so old the replies are no longer there.
My concern is that I am no longer suppressing my oestrogen and therefore putting my “good breast” at risk AND whether I should go back on the tamoxifen which has worked so beautifully for me AND finally if this tenderness will subside, and indeed what is the cause of it?
I was diagnosed with BC in my left breast in 2008 and following treatment was put on 20mg of tamoxifen daily for ten years without any side affects whatsoever.
My oncologist stopped my dosage two months ago and for the last three weeks my “good breast” the right one has become enlarged and heavy and extremely tender. I have had full bloods taken and my hormone levels are very high - not premenopausal yet despite now being 52. I have found on some old forums that people have experienced similar pain (almost like when your milk comes in when pregnant) after completing tamoxifen but the feeds are so old the replies are no longer there.
My concern is that I am no longer suppressing my oestrogen and therefore putting my “good breast” at risk AND whether I should go back on the tamoxifen which has worked so beautifully for me AND finally if this tenderness will subside, and indeed what is the cause of it?
