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Becky · 03-19-2015, 01:08 PM

One place to go to ask more questions on total hysterectomy at your age is another onlinebgroup called hyster sisters. They have lots of good advice. I went there when I did just an oophorectomy as I was premenopausal then. I wanted to know the side effects etc. I was like you, getting my period often and it was very heavy too. I also had a biopsy and it was fine. I did not do the total hysterectomy. Decided to do just ovaries and tubes. Easier recovery and it does the job of putting you in menopause. I went on Arimidex a few weeks afterwards. Hyster sisters will have lots of women doing it forbthe same reason as you as well as those doing it to prevent ovarian cancer because they are BRCA positive. And then there ar e those with other medical situations like fibroids etc. Can you just get the ovaries and tubes out as your biopsy will probably be fine? Just wondering. It will be easier on you and the ai's don't affect the uterus like tamoxifen can.

03-19-2015, 01:08 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: tamoxifen with frequent menses, recomending hysterectomy. One place to go to ask more questions on total hysterectomy at your age is another onlinebgroup called hyster sisters. They have lots of good advice. I went there when I did just an oophorectomy as I was premenopausal then. I wanted to know the side effects etc. I was like you, getting my period often and it was very heavy too. I also had a biopsy and it was fine. I did not do the total hysterectomy. Decided to do just ovaries and tubes. Easier recovery and it does the job of putting you in menopause. I went on Arimidex a few weeks afterwards. Hyster sisters will have lots of women doing it forbthe same reason as you as well as those doing it to prevent ovarian cancer because they are BRCA positive. And then there ar e those with other medical situations like fibroids etc. Can you just get the ovaries and tubes out as your biopsy will probably be fine? Just wondering. It will be easier on you and the ai's don't affect the uterus like tamoxifen can. __________________ 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"