Thread: Tamoxifin?
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Old 01-18-2008, 04:39 PM   #2
LOPSIDED
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Estrogen Can Promote The Growth Of Cancer Cells And Tamoxifen Can Interfere With The Activity Of Estrogen An Slow The Growth Of Cancer Cells & Reduce Risk Of Reocurrence. Most Common Side Effect I Believe Is Hot Flashes. There Is A Long List Of Side Effects With Any Medication. I Took It For About 9 Months And I Can't Really Think Of Any Side Effects I Had, Sometimes I Had Trouble Sleeping But I Think That Was Because Of Stress Of Everything I Had Been Thru, Hope It Works Well For You.
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09/2005--BREAST CANCER/8 POS NODES --A/C, MASTECTOMY,TAXOTERE, RADS, TAMOXIFEN,HERCEPTIN
02/2007--B/C METS TO OVARIES--HYSTERECTOMY, FASLODEX
12/2007--ENLARGING LYMPH NODES IN ABDOMEN--IXEMPRA, THEN TYKERB
08/2008--COLON TUMOR--A/C AGAIN,
12/2008--ABDOMEN TUMOR--AVASTIN/NAVELBINE FEMARA
05/2009--MET TO SPINE (L2) RADS
CURRENT TREATMENT
07/2009- START ZOMETA MONTHLY, XELODA & ABRAXANE......SURVIVING THE BEST I CAN
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