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Old 04-03-2010, 03:07 PM   #1
PatriceH
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Tamoxifin?

What is Tamoxifin? What is it for? It seems like a lot of you are on this. None of my doctors (surgeon, onc) has ever mentioned this?
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Old 04-03-2010, 04:07 PM   #2
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Re: Tamoxifin?

This link probably explains it better than I can!
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/f...rapy/tamoxifen

It's a hormone therapy, usually given to pre menopausal ladies if er/pr+ after bc treatment. I only took it for six weeks before having my ovaries out and taking arimidex (an aromatase inhibiter, usually given to post menopausal ladies) and almost five years out I'm still doing okay

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Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive
A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr
Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06
Currently taking Arimidex..
June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density.
Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc.
2014 Normal Dexa scan
2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!
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Old 04-03-2010, 06:38 PM   #3
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Re: Tamoxifin?

i'm confused now. i thought it was for pre-menopausal and arimidex and femara etc were for post.
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8/09 - IDC 1.8 cm triple positive, lumpectomy left breast
10/09 began chemo (taxotere & carboplatin) and weekly herceptin.
1/21/10 finished chemo, continued on herceptin every 3 weeks until 10/2010.
2/10 began 7 wks of radiation
6/10 mom dies of primary peritoneal ovarian cancer
8/10 got my last remaining ovary out
10/10 mammogram all clear
3/11 MRI shows 5 'spots' in right breast, largest 1 cm unidentifiable on US
needle biopsy proved the largest to be old inflamed cyst -phew!
7/10 switched to Arimidex
8/9 switched to Femara - allergic to arimidex
Femara made me lose hair quickly so switched to Aromasin
Aromasin made my hair fall out too and the bone pain was too much.
back on Tamoxifen 1/2013.
blood clot from trains and planes 5/2014 so on coumadin per onco for as long as i am on tamoxifen
tamoxifen was supposed to be up with my 5 yrs in may but my boyfriend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer so i am staying on tamoxifen indefinitely because i want some ammo against BC, given the stress. lost my husband in only 10 wks in 2007 to stage 4 esophageal cancer.
cancer's screwing with another man i love
2/2016 - 6yrs in remission, off tamoxifen and off coumadin - yay!
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