Tamox and Chemobrain

[Erin]

Hello Ladies,

I have not posted in a while, but have been "lurking" and reading other's posts, and I have a new question for you all :-)

I have finished chemo, done two of my seven weeks of radiation, and my onc, OBGyn and I are discussing hormonal therapy which will start after rads are finished.

I have had a really hard time with chemobrain problems. Can't focus, have difficulty with recall, and lots of difficulty with complex thinking. It really bothers me at work, where I have always been the go-to person in my field. My bosses are being great, and I have put lots of safegards in place to ensure that I won't make some hugh blunders, but nonetheless, it's a problem and I hate it. It is like someone stole my brain (LOL).

Recently there was a post about tamox and chemobrain type of problems that caught my eye. Here is the question.... I have to decide whether to take the tamox for 1 to 2 years while waiting to see if I am truly in memopause (I was premenopausal at dx), or have an ooph or hysterectomy and go straight to the AI's. I am not adverse to going right to the surgery and AI's. I am wondering if anyone has an opinion about the effects of tamox vs AI's on cognitive function?

As always, thanks for your help :-)