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adelay · 11-12-2011, 05:43 AM

I feel your pain or should I say heat. In all honesty mine have almost stopped. I had them throughout chemo/Herceptin and for about 18 months while on Tamoxifin but for the past several months they have really slowed down and now I go a whole day without having any...yippee! I'm not sure how long it will take for yours to slow down or stop. I asked my onclologist about it several times and he didn't have an answer for me either. Thought of stopping Tamoxifin and trying something else but because of my age he really wanted me to stay on the Tamoxifin longer before switching to something else. Now I'm gald I did. Hope they get better for you. Every time I would feel one starting to come on I would try to remind myself that at least I am here and this is a small price to pay for NED!

11-12-2011, 05:43 AM	#15
adelay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mechanicsburg, OH Posts: 109	Re: When do the hot flashes stop????!! I feel your pain or should I say heat. In all honesty mine have almost stopped. I had them throughout chemo/Herceptin and for about 18 months while on Tamoxifin but for the past several months they have really slowed down and now I go a whole day without having any...yippee! I'm not sure how long it will take for yours to slow down or stop. I asked my onclologist about it several times and he didn't have an answer for me either. Thought of stopping Tamoxifin and trying something else but because of my age he really wanted me to stay on the Tamoxifin longer before switching to something else. Now I'm gald I did. Hope they get better for you. Every time I would feel one starting to come on I would try to remind myself that at least I am here and this is a small price to pay for NED! __________________ ~Anna DX April 2009 age 40 IDC Triple Positive 7 of 14 nodes positive Lumpectomy May 2009 Port May 2009 AC done in Sept 2009 T done Dec. 2009 Herceptin (should finish Oct. 2010) Mastectomy January 2010 Radiaition x 33 done April 2010 Tamoxafin for five years Herceptin done! Still clear May 2011 3 years out May 2012, all good!