DCIS and endometriosis- HELP!!
Hi everyone, totally new to this amazing network and this whole new world of cancer & DCIS! I am looking for advice to to hear from ANYONE who may have been through something similar to what I a...
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Hi,
Im not as young as you. 49. I wasnt in menopause though i was kindof praying for it due to 2 migraines a month and heavyish periods. No endo. By all accounts /family history i wouldnt have gone through menopause till i was 55.
Im now in chemical menopause from chemo and maintained by monthly injection. I guess i could opt for my ovaries out although i havent been offered it and dont want it at the present time. I had a large hormone positive tumour so im on an AI called aromisin to remove the remaining oestrogen from my body. You can only have these if menopausal. Im not sure what the difference between tamoxifin and ais is. I think i read somewhere that tamoxifin increases bone density which is opposite of ais. Is it because they dont want you to be in menopause due to your age and stage of your breast cancer? Is it less brutal? Oestrogen is something that protects your joints and ligaments. Dcis i believe is noninvasive so early detected which is great. If you dont have a cycle does it stop endo?
Sorry more questions than answers.
Maybe discuss with your team. Removing your ovaries might give you more options but there are side effects youd need to consider.
Great to hear surgery went well.
Michele
Im not as young as you. 49. I wasnt in menopause though i was kindof praying for it due to 2 migraines a month and heavyish periods. No endo. By all accounts /family history i wouldnt have gone through menopause till i was 55.
Im now in chemical menopause from chemo and maintained by monthly injection. I guess i could opt for my ovaries out although i havent been offered it and dont want it at the present time. I had a large hormone positive tumour so im on an AI called aromisin to remove the remaining oestrogen from my body. You can only have these if menopausal. Im not sure what the difference between tamoxifin and ais is. I think i read somewhere that tamoxifin increases bone density which is opposite of ais. Is it because they dont want you to be in menopause due to your age and stage of your breast cancer? Is it less brutal? Oestrogen is something that protects your joints and ligaments. Dcis i believe is noninvasive so early detected which is great. If you dont have a cycle does it stop endo?
Sorry more questions than answers.
Maybe discuss with your team. Removing your ovaries might give you more options but there are side effects youd need to consider.
Great to hear surgery went well.
Michele