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'lizbeth · 09-01-2012, 08:41 AM

Thanks Lani,

I'm having the pelvis ultrasound next Friday. I just turned 49. My periods ceased during chemo, then starting coming back, 1 a year, 2 a year, 3 a year, now 4-5 heavy lengthy (last 2 1/2 weeks) patooty kicking periods per year.

I was ER-/PR- so no Tamoxifen.

I googled the IUD and it said it contained a progestogen which is a group of hormones including progesterone on wikipedia. It also gave me the impression it increased Androgens, and since I had Pagets a small study showed 88% of Paget's patients where overexpressed on Androgen receptors. That makes me nervous - since I'm having weird pain & stuff going on with the nipple on the remaining breast. I thought the doctor was saying progesterone - but I didn't ask many questions because I was in so much fricking pain from the biopsy - which I was not expecting.

09-01-2012, 08:41 AM	#13
'lizbeth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 2,214	Re: once again, ER+her2+ breast cancer is found to behave differently than ER-her2+ Thanks Lani, I'm having the pelvis ultrasound next Friday. I just turned 49. My periods ceased during chemo, then starting coming back, 1 a year, 2 a year, 3 a year, now 4-5 heavy lengthy (last 2 1/2 weeks) patooty kicking periods per year. I was ER-/PR- so no Tamoxifen. I googled the IUD and it said it contained a progestogen which is a group of hormones including progesterone on wikipedia. It also gave me the impression it increased Androgens, and since I had Pagets a small study showed 88% of Paget's patients where overexpressed on Androgen receptors. That makes me nervous - since I'm having weird pain & stuff going on with the nipple on the remaining breast. I thought the doctor was saying progesterone - but I didn't ask many questions because I was in so much fricking pain from the biopsy - which I was not expecting. __________________ Diagnosed 2007 Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri" Additional treatments: GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision The content of my posts are meant for informational purposes only. The medical information is intended for general information only and should not be used in any way to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease