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astrid · 07-17-2007, 11:31 AM

Andi, I see you said Flushed Tamoxifen down the toilet. Do you think it hurt you more than helped you?? I have spoken to my ONC about my tamoxifen concerns, but she feels it is the standard of care for pre menopausal women. I signed up for a study for pre menopausal women. The arm I got was tamoxifen alone. I feel good, so I hate to screw with it. I am only 17% ER and PR + and HER2 + 3.2.

07-17-2007, 11:31 AM	#226
astrid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central North Carolina, USA Posts: 112	Flushed Tamoxifen down the toilet Andi, I see you said Flushed Tamoxifen down the toilet. Do you think it hurt you more than helped you?? I have spoken to my ONC about my tamoxifen concerns, but she feels it is the standard of care for pre menopausal women. I signed up for a study for pre menopausal women. The arm I got was tamoxifen alone. I feel good, so I hate to screw with it. I am only 17% ER and PR + and HER2 + 3.2. __________________ DX 11/14/05, Stage 1C, Her2+ 3.4, ER+, PR+, K167 23%, Node Negative, MX0, Grade 3, 1.8CM, Lumpectomy 12/7/05; 6 rounds dense dose Taxol bi-weekly, 35 radiation, 1 year Herceptin, & Tamoxifen ongoing.