Boo! for Tamoxifen...
Five years?!? I’m not even past the 6 month mark and i dislike it muchly! Any advice for the muscle/joint pain I am experiencing? This is terrible! I have always been very flexible, work out, run… I can't even do yoga any more, I feel like if I stretch my legs too far they are going to break off.
The other day a friend watched me sit on the stairs to put my boots on and suggested that I switch to Velcro (not funny, friend!) Anyone know of any supplements that could help? Kinda stinks to be 45 and have to hold onto my dresser to be able to bend down to put my underwear on. ugh!
Thanks
Kelly
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10/01/10 - Dx at age 44. Found lump after miscarrying & was told it was "probably a clogged milk duct" not so much:
stage II - invasive ductal carcinoma ER/PR+ HER2+
10/01/10 - BRCA test - Negative
11/3/10 -2.5cm tumor removed via lumpectomy, clear margins. sentinal node biopsy - nodes clear!
12/2/10 - port placement
12/2/10 to 3/17/11 - 6 rounds of taxotere, carboplatin & herceptin every 3rd week.
04/20/11 - 6/6/11 - 33 rounds of radiation
4/6/11 to 11/2/11 - 11 additional rounds of herceptin every 3rd week
7/15/11 - port removal
7/5/11 started my 5 year journey on Tamoxifen
9/4/11 -1 yr Chest MRI - CLEAN!!!!
9/5/12 -2 yr Chest MRI - CLEAN!!!!
8/29/12 - Started spotting after being in chemopause 1.5 years. Ultra sound detected 6cm ovary mass & very thick lining. YIKES! Taken off Tamoxifen
9/6/12 - Full abdominal hysterectomy. Pathology report came back clean... thank you baby Jesus!!
9/28/12 - Started Anastrozole
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