Side effects hormone therapy
Well my surgery went well and I have been given the all clear YAY...I don't have to have radiotherapy but my next issue is weather to go onto hormone therapy...my surgeon discussed the side effect etc...
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I've been taking tamoxifen for almost 5 months now, after my bilateral mastectomy last November. Due to my BRCA1 gene mutation, I'm going to have my ovaries removed as recommended by my oncologist. I met with my gynaecologist last month and explained to me about the surgery. Then she asked me if I want to have my uterus removed as well which I wasn't prepared to. My oncologist have mentioned about the 1% risk of uterine cancer due to tamoxifen. And now I'm torn if I'll also have my uterus removed and do both procedures. Any thoughts?
I'm meeting up again with the gynaecologist next month to organise my surgery and need to decide if will be doing 1 or both.
I've joined since January this year, and through reading some of the posts here made feel normal to what I've gone through last year. My first time to share.
Thought this discussion was appropriate for my query.
I'm meeting up again with the gynaecologist next month to organise my surgery and need to decide if will be doing 1 or both.
I've joined since January this year, and through reading some of the posts here made feel normal to what I've gone through last year. My first time to share.
Thought this discussion was appropriate for my query.