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Bloated on Tamoxifen??
Hi everyone,
I started Tamoxifen after rads and lately I've been feeling very bloated, as if I'm pregnant (not possible, tied the tubes at my last c-section). Discounting the food extravaganza during the holidays, I started questioning whether the bloated feeling could be due to Tamoxifen.
Has anyone experienced that? Is bloating a side effect of Tamoxifen? How about weight gain? I'm exercising daily and eating healthy for the most part (again discounting the holidays and the Italian Panettone I had for breakfast at Christmas and New Years...)
Thanks!!!
Marcia (bejuce)
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ER+ (30%)/PR-/HER-2+, stage 3
Diagnosed on 02/18/09 at 38 with a huge 12x10 cm tumor, after a 6 month delay. Told I was too young and had no risk factors. Found swollen node during breastfeeding.
March-August 09: neo-adjuvant chemo, part of a trial at Stanford (4 DD A/C, 4 Taxotere with daily Tykerb), loading dose of Herceptin
08/12/09 - bye bye boobies (bilateral mastectomy)
08/24/09 - path report shows 100 % success in breast tissue (no cancer there, yay!), 98 % success in lymphatic invasion, and even though 11/13 nodes were still positive, > 95 % of the tumor in them was killed. Hoping for the best!
September-October 09: rads with daily Xeloda
02/25/10 - Cholecystectomy
05/27/10 - Bone scan clear
06/14/10 - CT scan clear, ovarian cyst found
07/27/10 - Done with Herceptin!
02/15/11 - MVA-BN HER-2 vaccine trial
03/15/11 - First CA 15-3: 12.7 and normal, yay!
10/01/11 - Bone scan and CT scan clear, fatty liver found
now on Tamoxifen and Aspirin
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