Tamoxifen: to take or not to take?
One of my tumours (i have multi focal) was e+ by only a small amount, so I am borderline for tamoxifen. Professor of Gynecology (who i met about genetics and risk of gyno cancer due to family history...
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Yes she is suggesting 5 yrs for the tamoxifen and up to 10 depending on my menapause position (i think) when i start. If menapause continues (my bloods indicate menopause now) she might recomend a change to an aromotose inhibitor. More worse side effects.
One of those things i want to avoid is the knock on effect of taking it, like you say you take Endep to deal with the side effect of tamoxifen.
I am with you re taking control for yourself and stopping now and then. We really are prisoners of this disease.
My onc doesnt really do statistics, she says that the questions i ask, like what are the stats of not taking it if the count is very low, dont exeist because they dont study things like that because they couldnt do a study where they ask people not to take something the standard of care requires them to take.
Long winded I know, but its actually really helping me thinking this through.
XXX Louise