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Has anyone decided to have their ovaries removed rather than be on Tamoxifen?
I am not handling Tamoxifen very well and have made an appointment with the medical oncologist to discuss having my ovaries removed instead. I've already had a hysterectomy so no issues there. Has a...
Chat with your Oncologist! We are all different in the way our bodies react!
Some of us get shocking side effects from Tamoxifen and the Aromatose Inhibitors and others sail through with very little!
My ovaries have shrunk but I am still on Tamoxifen and it's not that bad really, I think my body and my emotional self have adjusted accordingly
Here's a booklet, if you haven't seen it already
Hormone therapy and breast cancer (bcna.org.au)
Take care
Best wishes
Some of us get shocking side effects from Tamoxifen and the Aromatose Inhibitors and others sail through with very little!
My ovaries have shrunk but I am still on Tamoxifen and it's not that bad really, I think my body and my emotional self have adjusted accordingly
Here's a booklet, if you haven't seen it already
Hormone therapy and breast cancer (bcna.org.au)
Take care
Best wishes