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BethC · 01-31-2008, 04:23 PM

Thank you to Harrie for suggesting I start a new thread to ask this question.

I am 41 and just finished chemo (yeah!). I haven't had a period since the chemo started. My mom went through menopause early at 42 so I probably am there now. Anyway, I'm not sure if it would be better to take Tamoxifen and wait and see if I'm really in menopause? Or would it be better to take the shots to make sure I'm in menopause and take AI's?

01-31-2008, 04:23 PM	#1
BethC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 98	Tamoxifen v. AI's Thank you to Harrie for suggesting I start a new thread to ask this question. I am 41 and just finished chemo (yeah!). I haven't had a period since the chemo started. My mom went through menopause early at 42 so I probably am there now. Anyway, I'm not sure if it would be better to take Tamoxifen and wait and see if I'm really in menopause? Or would it be better to take the shots to make sure I'm in menopause and take AI's? __________________ DX 9-19-07 at age 40 DCIS, Inv. Duct. Car. 3 cm Positive lymph node biopsy Er+Pr+Her+++ Carboplatin/Taxotere/Herceptin 10-1-07 -- 1-16-08 Herceptin every 3 weeks until 9/24/08 Lump. and node dissection 2-12-08 BRCA1 and 2 negative 30 rads finished 4-23-08 oophorectomy 5-6-08 Femara started 5/25/08 Zometa for osteoporosis every 6 mo. started 9-24-08 Married 16 years! 3 kids - daughter (10), twin sons (7)