tamoxifen

Willow that is so awful for you. All of us on tamoxifen hear about the uterine/endometrial cancer risk and I guess we dismiss it becasue the risk is considered very small but of course it does happen to some people like yourself. 

I guess you could look at it this way - while the tamoxifen did cause another cancer, it is in an organ that can be removed. I'm sure it's horrible to have to undergo a hysterectomy but we can live without a uterus.  Perhaps the tamxoifen prevented breast cancer cells from growing in other more essential organs in your body that could not be removed such as lungs or liver.  I try not to dwell on it but do live with a constant little niggling fear of that happening to me. At least uterine cancer has a good survival rate if detected early.

I hope this doesn't sound like I am downplaying what has happened to you. Any cancer diagnosis is terrifying and traumatic. I just think we have to keep in mind the good that tamoxifen is doing too (much as hate taking a bloody pill every single day.)  Hope you are doing okay. Janet