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Weight Gain, No loss - Due to Tamoxifen?
I am done with treatment and am in my second year of Tamoxifen. I remember my doctor told me at the beginning of my journey that I would gain 15 to 20lbs. I did well until the last three months of treatment when the scale steadily started to climb. I was hoping that once done with Herceptin that I would lose the weight but it hasn't happened.
I exercise 4 days a week and have been doing a shake diet for over a month now and not one pound down!
Has anyone lost weight while on Tamoxifen?? If so, please tell me your secret!!!
Jessica
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11/17/10 - Diagnosed with 4.5cm tumor in right breast, IDC, Stage 2, Nuclear grade 2, ER+ PR+ HER2+
12/13/10 - Lymph node biopsy - negative
12/28/10 - Started neo-adjuvant treatment along with clinical trial with 4 rounds of AC chemo every 3 weeks
3/15/11 - Began weekly Taxol/Herceptin infusions along with 750mg of Tykerb taken by mouth daily
6/28/11 - Finished last cycle of Taxol
7/27/11 - Breast MRI shows tumor has dissolved, remarkable reaction to chemo
8/31/11 - Lumpectomy, Sentinel Node biopsy. Node negative, clear margins, 7mm of cancer left over from chemo.
10/05/11 - Started radiation, 5 days a week for 7 weeks.
11/8/11 - Finished radiation
3/21/12 - Last Herceptin!
3/26/12 - Port removed!
Tamoxifen for 5 years
8/4/15 - Hysterectomy & bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Due to large fibroids. No cancer!
8/8/15 - Started Arimidex
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