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Re: HELP! Cannot tolerate Hormonal Therapy...ADVICE appreciated!
I couldn't take AI's or Tamoxifen either. It made me sick to my stomach. I quit after about a month and felt much better. I do see a naturopath. He put me on a few things a couple of years ago that have helped balance my estrogen levels. I just did an estrogen test via saliva and it came back with estadiol lowered to a normal range. The doc I see said what he has me on is like an older Tamoxifen. I get no side effects.
He has me on 400 mg daily I-3-C (indole carbinol 3)
Quercetin 1000 mg daily
Grapeseed 250 mg twice a day
Green tea caps 750 mg once a day
I am weakly ER+ and PR-. You might want to check with an oncologist naturopath where you live & have them customize hormone therapy for you. Best of luck to you!
Dianne
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Three years and 5 months NED
Dx: Aug 2008 right breast IDC with 50% of tumor DCIS, Stage II or IIA, tumor size: 2.1 cm
Grade 3
8/9 Richardson/Bloom test
ER+ weakly positive
Alred Score: 4 (suggesting I would strongly benefit from hormone therapy)
PR-,
HER2 positive +++
No vascular invasion
No lymph nodes involved
Surgery: Sept. 9, 2008 -Modified radical mastectomy, right breast. I chose to have a simple mastectomy on the left. Began Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin November, 2008. Finished T/C March 2009. Finished #16 Herceptin Sept. 09. AI's and Tamoxifen made me sick. Began natural Tamoxifen which is Quercetin, I3C and a combo of other supplements. I am also a DES Daughter. There is now a link between DES exposure in utero and breast cancer!
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