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Re: Tamoxifen trouble
I exactly had this problem - exactly. Went for my first ultrasound to see Tamoxifen's effects and my lining was 14mm (and I had begun menstrating again after chemopause). I had a biopsy which was fine. However, I got my ovaries (and tubes) removed and switched to Arimidex. A couple of months afterwards I had a repeat ultrasound where the lining was nonexistant - it should be with no estrogen (between the oophorectomy and Arimidex). What a crap shoot this all is! I was 46 at the time - near your age now.
The biopsy is a bit uncomfortable - eh?
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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