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Re: When do the hot flashes stop????!!
Hi Jane!
I think tamoxifen is different for everyone. I know woman who have zero side effects and some that have all of the side effects. I have the hot flashes and muscle/joint pain. My oncologist recently took me off of it for 2 weeks to see if the pain improved, it did not, so I am going to start physical therapy to try and get my muscles working. I was actually very anxious being off of it for the 2 weeks so I think feeling that extra cush of protection is worth all of the side effects.
I did ask for a prophylactic hysterectomy and because I am BRCA -, my oncologist will not approve it.
Good Luck tomorrow! 
k.
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10/01/10 - Dx at age 44. Found lump after miscarrying & was told it was "probably a clogged milk duct" not so much:
stage II - invasive ductal carcinoma ER/PR+ HER2+
10/01/10 - BRCA test - Negative
11/3/10 -2.5cm tumor removed via lumpectomy, clear margins. sentinal node biopsy - nodes clear!
12/2/10 - port placement
12/2/10 to 3/17/11 - 6 rounds of taxotere, carboplatin & herceptin every 3rd week.
04/20/11 - 6/6/11 - 33 rounds of radiation
4/6/11 to 11/2/11 - 11 additional rounds of herceptin every 3rd week
7/15/11 - port removal
7/5/11 started my 5 year journey on Tamoxifen
9/4/11 -1 yr Chest MRI - CLEAN!!!!
9/5/12 -2 yr Chest MRI - CLEAN!!!!
8/29/12 - Started spotting after being in chemopause 1.5 years. Ultra sound detected 6cm ovary mass & very thick lining. YIKES! Taken off Tamoxifen
9/6/12 - Full abdominal hysterectomy. Pathology report came back clean... thank you baby Jesus!!
9/28/12 - Started Anastrozole
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