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Becky · 09-19-2008, 07:15 PM

This happened to me. I was off Tamoxifen for about 4 wks (because I was going to get an ooph and go on Arimidex which I did do). Onc took me off because of surgery. I got my period (3 wks after I was off and had my surgery a week later). I was almost 47.

Take your Tamoxifen! Or at least tell your onc you are not taking it. Then the onc can at least put you on something else or at least know (and yell at you too)!

30% of women don't take their tamoxifen or AI consistently or at all after 1 yr of diagnosis so you are not alone.

09-19-2008, 07:15 PM	#2
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	This happened to me. I was off Tamoxifen for about 4 wks (because I was going to get an ooph and go on Arimidex which I did do). Onc took me off because of surgery. I got my period (3 wks after I was off and had my surgery a week later). I was almost 47. Take your Tamoxifen! Or at least tell your onc you are not taking it. Then the onc can at least put you on something else or at least know (and yell at you too)! 30% of women don't take their tamoxifen or AI consistently or at all after 1 yr of diagnosis so you are not alone. __________________ 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"