Hi everyone. I’m feeling very grateful to have found this post! I start radiation next week, and my first injection of zoladex two days later. I skipped chemo, and was offered zoladex or tamoxifen. I asked for a pro and con list of each and it came down to - tamoxifen side effects are easier (except weight gain- that seems to be much higher with T) but there is a small risk of a new uterine cancer forming. Zoladex is much stronger and it’s a horrible needle, but no risk of future cancer (drug related) and has higher % success of suppressing cancer return. Did anyone else get this similar pro con list? Oh, and I was told that if the zoladex side effects were unbearable, I could go down to tamoxifen which wound feel easier in comparison, but if I didn’t like T, there was no way I would go over to the injection instead. It seemed to make sense at the time but as the date gets closer I’m getting so nervous......
also I’m having esterimine (daily tablet) with the zoladex. Has anyone heard of this?
Thanks everyone and sending hugs to you all- you all sound so brave with all the battles you are each winning.