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...positive nodes (49 years old); breast amputation and removal of nodes in 1998 with afterwards FEC treatment, Tamoxifen and irradiation. After 2 years (februari this year) recurrence with extensive lun...
...ion 29 taken 2 positive thus A/C 4 cycles and 3 rads all ending may 2000. ER and PR were+. supoposed to take tamoxifen post treatment and di for 1 year then stopped since 2000 been going to onc for c...
Hi all, a question that was asked off me to-day , why did you stop taking Tamoxifen after your double mastectomy , well dr. said it's not doing any good now . So what are your feelings on this , am I
... Last June I had a lumpectomy and removal of 13 lymph glands, all clear, followed by radiation treatment and Tamoxifen. I recovered very quickly and, apart from irritating side-effects from Tamoxifen,...
... (OTC & prescription), sleep clinic, and more I'm forgetting.) The sleep doc wanted me to try going off Tamoxifen for 3 weeks (pure speculation based on timing of the problem starting, I believe)...
...o mind until this latest article. I wonder if arimidex supports this same claim? Antidepressants may reduce tamoxifen's benefits Antidepressants used to treat hot flashes in women taking the breast ...
There is no stop to my weight gain since taking Tamoxifen. I am on it 7 months and have gained about 25 pounds. My eating habits have not changed so it has to be the Tamoxifen. I just can't s
...ist yet, but based on everything I've read and my Path Report, at this point I think radiation and/or drugs (tamoxifen?) would be overtreatment. I'm wondering if I even have to see an oncologist and i...
... know breast cancer can lead to mets but after 4 years. i think i have to blame myself cuz i stopped the tamoxifen last year and quit smoking 3 months ago. 1 pack lasted 3 days. ok i needed he...
I came across your site while looking up info on weight gain while taking tamoxifen. I don't care what the experts say I have definitely found it impossible to shift extra pounds gained after my diagn
... say that this is the best blog I've found for breast cancer, so THANK YOU!!! My question is about after tamoxifen. I'm 38 years old and will be finishing my tamoxifen in 6 months. Aside from hot ...
...e and her liver enzymes are up as well as her triglycerides. we've found a very strong link (online) between tamoxifen and a thing called Fatty Liver or NASH (non alcohol induced steatohepatitis. our...
Hi again everyone, I have been on tamoxifen for 2.5 years now following lumpectomy, chemo & radiation. I had not had a period for a year, but got one two weeks ago. I'm 46 and my gyn. wants to do
... due to see my Oncologist for 3 months, I hope you folks can educate me about this. He said I am to take the Tamoxifen for 5 years with the hopes that the bc won't return, if I am lucky. BUT ......wh...
...cerned that a drug would not be given to a patient for this reason. I was told I would probably be put on Tamoxifen after finishing my radiation treatments but nothing said about doing anything abo...
...e right breast and after I completed my Chemo and my 35 radiation treatments my former Oncologist put me on Tamoxifen since I was Herp2+ and ER+. Well....this new doctor says Tamoxifen is the "wron...
...negative for mets. I was told it would be a lumpectomy, 7 and 1/2 weeks of radiation with a possibility of Tamoxifen since my tumor was hormone receptor +. The first excision showed clear nodes b...
... PS I've heard repeated reports of breast cancer recurring, in those women who are on the other cancer drug Tamoxifen, ... including a relative of mine. Arimidex was supposed to work better than Tam...
I was reading a website http://my.webmd.com/content/article/51/40639?src=Inktomi&condition=Menopause on Post Menopause to try understand what really makes a woman considered to be "post menopa
My wife, age 37, has just started on a 5-year course of tamoxifen, now that she has had a lumpectomy and completed radiation treatment. She is having hot flashes but hasn`t noticed any other side ef
... 1997 The FDA approves Rituxan, the first monoclonal antibody, to treat non-Hodgkins lymphoma. 1998 Tamoxifen is approved based on it's ability to reduce the risk of breast cancer by half in ...
I used to be the best sleeper in the world; eight hours without even turning over.....now that I am on tamoxifen (two months), I am awake every two hours, nightmares that do not make any sense to ever
...disrupt sleep 3-4 times/night and that come off and on throughout the day. My oncologist wants me to start Tamoxifen 2 months post-op and meanwhile, my gyn. is trying to help me alleviate the hot fl...
Wondering if any of you have used depo provera as breast cancer treatment instead of tamoxifen? if you have any feedback it would be helpful.:unsure:
... that might help give her even a short period of "normal time" at home? I've heard interesting things about Tamoxifen for instance. 3. If, by some miracle, the tumor is benign, could it still have ca...
...hardly get across the room......obviously, it is not the medication for me...... My doctor has suggested tamoxifen, but I am fearful of it because of blood clots and stroke; I have a family histo...
...roup, Does anyone have "restless legs"? I`ve recently starting getting these and was wondering if being on tamoxifen might be the cause. I`ve been taking tam. for 8 months and I would think if this...
Kaye, I use http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Interaction/ChooseDrugs to check for drug interactions. If you look at the site please let the rest of us know what you think. Thanks. -
Ok folks, I'm confused and concerned about something again. The insert which came with my order of Tamoxifen stated "Must be taken with 8 oz. of water". Well I started it for breakfast this morning
...ized) tumours appeared at the edge of the area where she had tissue removed in a mastectomy. She was taking tamoxifen but this didn`t stop the cancer recurring. The tumours are sensitive to oestr...
...es. She is in the tail end of a six-week-long radiation treatment, which is to be followed by five years of tamoxifen. She`s 36, and the doctor says that the reason they want to do such aggressive ...
I read in a popular health magazine that grapefruit had that effect with verapamil, a drug I take to prevent a condition related to migraines. I called my pharmacist and asked if it were true and if s
has anyone taken tamoxifen while on depo provera? any problems?:
...sis tapes/CDs; aromatherapy pillow sprays; avoiding naps; manipulating rising/bed times; Arimidex instead of Tamoxifen; and probably other things I've forgotten trying. (Are you getting the picture t...
...as good and much more economical than Anastrozole (Arimidex)? What medication was successfully used before Tamoxifen and then specially Anastrozole (Arimidex)? Do we have here in Anastrozole a very...
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