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 am going through. two months ago I found a lump in my right breast and the GP sent me off to the experts. Biopsy’s, ultrasounds, MRIs, mammograms later it’s DCIS. I am run through the options and go into for a wide local. During this surgery they find a 0.8m tumor and remove and take wider margins. However they do not come back clear, so the following week I go back in for some more “housekeeping” and wider margins. I was told yesterday that those margins are clear, hooray! The direction now is that they want to do 5 weeks of radiation and put me on Tamoxifen for 5-10 years. HOWEVER, I have endometriosis and have been told tamoxifen will heighten my endometriosis. Along with the standard early menopause (should say I am 39 years old with one kid, happy with one child, based in Newcastle NSW). As this has already been such a whirlwind, I am trying to find resources or people who have had to go into early menopause - did you get endo side effects? Or if you already had endo, did you opt to have your ovaries etc removed to stop any side effects/pain? Or did you opt for a mastectomy instead? Soooo many questions! I am discussing with all doctors and specialists but haven’t ever spoken to another person in my position. Please PM me or comment if you want to share your experience thanks for listening 😊
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