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CindyE · 07-28-2010, 02:02 PM

I thought I'd bump this topic as I'm still having rash problems. It's actually gotten worse. It's red, hot and itchy bumps under my bad breast, groin, armpits and behind my knees. I'm taking OTC Zyrtec twice a day which helps. But I still have the itching. I have decided to stop taking Tamoxifen for two weeks to see if it helps or the itching goes away. It's been 5 days since I've taken Tamoxifen and I'm not seeing any changes yet in the itching.

07-28-2010, 02:02 PM	#5
CindyE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: WA State Posts: 199	Re: Tamoxifen & Rash I thought I'd bump this topic as I'm still having rash problems. It's actually gotten worse. It's red, hot and itchy bumps under my bad breast, groin, armpits and behind my knees. I'm taking OTC Zyrtec twice a day which helps. But I still have the itching. I have decided to stop taking Tamoxifen for two weeks to see if it helps or the itching goes away. It's been 5 days since I've taken Tamoxifen and I'm not seeing any changes yet in the itching. __________________ *Cindy* L/IDC, 1.2 cm, Stage 1, Her2+, ER+/PR+ at age 48 4/15/2008 Lumpectomy + sentinel node biopsy Margins neg and Nodes neg (2 tested) MUGA score 55 on 5/6/2008 Treatment starting 05/08/2008: Chemo 4 cycles, 3 weeks apart with Taxotere & Cytoxan - Chemo - Done 7/24/2008! Herceptin for 1 year Radiation starting in 9/2008 MUGA score 61.9 on 9/04/2008 33 Rads with boost - Done 10/13/2008 MUGA score 58 on 12/01/2008 MUGA score 59 on 3/16/2009 Herceptin for 1 year - Done 4/27/2009 MUGA score 64 on 6/22/2009 All scans - NED 6/24/2009 MRI - NED 11/10/2009 All scans - Still NED 8/25/2011 Still NED 2017! I am calling this my pink journey Follow my journey into the pink at my blog here