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Becky · 10-09-2007, 10:19 AM

I took Tamoxifen for 3 months. I took it right before I went to bed (as I do Arimidex now) because the ladies in my local support group said I would have an easier time with hot flashes that way. At the time, I became an avid walker so I did not gain weight and actually lost 7 lbs during that time as it was when all really active treatment was over (chemo and rads as I am a late Herceptin person) and started to exercise alot then. I did have the rarer side effect of not being able to focus my eyes well. The biggest side effects to watch out for is the potential of uterine lining thickening and blood clots in the calves (or calf pain).

Good luck with it.

10-09-2007, 10:19 AM	#3
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	I took Tamoxifen for 3 months. I took it right before I went to bed (as I do Arimidex now) because the ladies in my local support group said I would have an easier time with hot flashes that way. At the time, I became an avid walker so I did not gain weight and actually lost 7 lbs during that time as it was when all really active treatment was over (chemo and rads as I am a late Herceptin person) and started to exercise alot then. I did have the rarer side effect of not being able to focus my eyes well. The biggest side effects to watch out for is the potential of uterine lining thickening and blood clots in the calves (or calf pain). Good luck with it. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"