tamoxifen

Thank you Cindi, this is very helpful information maybe I should just try it and see how I go :) wishing you a speedy recovery for next week! 

@FionaM13 I can't speak about Tamoxifen from experience because I am newly diagnosed and I will have surgery the week after next. My surgeon did however say that I will need to go on oestrogen blockers afterwards and I've been quite anxious about this, as I've been reading online forums about all the side effects. I know it's probably unhelpful to worry about stuff that's down the track, plus I know that everyone is affected differently, but it's hard to turn the mind off. I spoke with my acupuncturist about the blockers and she said that there are herbal pills that can be taken instead. She said that some of her cancer patients only take the herbal ones, some of them only take Tamoxifen and others take both. I hope that whatever you choose works for you. 

Be careful!
Your medical team know best
Some herbs and potions do not suit

Here's a post from the forum that may give a better understanding 

https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/18082/herbs-vitamins-and-minerals

That’s very good to hear maybe alternative medicine is the way forward! Thank you 🙏 

@iserbrown I agree. I would definitely not do anything without running things past the medical team. 

I started tamoxifen 3 weeks ago. So far so good. I get hot flushes and night sweats, but I was experiencing those during chemo as well. I was very anxious about starting it and even considered not taking it too. 

Thank you Micky S appreciate your feedback it’s  I’m definitely leaning towards giving it a go :)