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10 years of Tamoxifen?
Hello everyone, it's been awhile since I last checked in, hope everyone is doing well!
What do you think about the new reports that now say 10 years of tamoxifen is better than 5? When I first started taking it I had weight gain, my onc said that I was crazy and that it doesn't cause weight gain. Well, I hit my 5 year mark and stopped taking it, the weight starting coming off and I lost over 50 pounds within a year. I went back for my yearly and he suggested I go back on it because of the report. I didn't want to at first because of the weight gain, but then I thought maybe I should, so I did. Yep, I started gaining again after taking it for only 30 days so I stopped it again.
Thoughts?
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Diagnosis and Treatment: DX 12/07/07
Male Diagnosed with DCIS at age 39
Mastectomy on right breast
Tumor Stage pt1b NO MO
DCIS Tumor size 1.5 x 1.x .6cm
Infiltration tumor size .25X.17 cm
Bloom-Richardson Grade 3(score 8)
Nuclear Grade 3 with comedo necrosis
Estrogen+/Progestrone+/HER-2/Neu +++
FISH ratio 4.31
Lymph node removal scheduled 1/07/08
17 nodes tested and all negative 1/08/08
Started Tamoxifin 1/29/08
Oncotype DX score 52 (off the charts, according to my onc!!!)
Starting TCH 3/14/08
BRCA I Positive BRCA II Negative
Finished TC 6/27/08 continue Herceptin
8/1/08 Herceptin stopped due to low Muga score
Mastectomy on left breast 11/10/08
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