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Tamoxifen
Hello all. Just wondering if anybody with ER + tumours decided NOT to take Tamoxifen? I had 2 lumps removed , both HER2+ , one with low percent ER+ . Taxol only chemo and herceptin for 1 year but Tamo...
Hi @poodlejules, I know how you feel. I've already written quite a bit about giving up Tamoxifen. I gave it a go for a year, but it didn't work out. I think that they say that around 50% of women give it up at some stage. I read that somewhere.
You just have to be confortable with your decision and would you be ok if it came back and you hadn't taken it? I'm ok with that. You can take a 'holiday' from it and see how you go, which sounds like what you're doing. Nothing is set in stone. I kept a packet or two for a few months, just in case. All the best with everything. It's good to look at your type of breast cancer and weigh up all the factors. x
You just have to be confortable with your decision and would you be ok if it came back and you hadn't taken it? I'm ok with that. You can take a 'holiday' from it and see how you go, which sounds like what you're doing. Nothing is set in stone. I kept a packet or two for a few months, just in case. All the best with everything. It's good to look at your type of breast cancer and weigh up all the factors. x