Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 Hi , Welcome to the group. I am not able to take Tamoxifen but there are ladies here that do and I am sure they will get back with you. Hugs nne Tamoxifin Hi, I'm new to the group. I've been through the chemo, still don't have my hair back,and am going through radiation now. I was just wondering if anyone had trouble taking Tamoxifin. I'm sick every morning, but then fine for the day. Does it immediately change your periods. Thanks for any information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 Hi - I took tamoxifen for 3 years. My body did take about a month to adjust to it. I was nauseous for one solid month, pretty much all day. I skipped my period entirely for two months, but then it came back and was very regular. My age may have had something to do with that. I was 29 when I started taking it. I also had fairly extreme hot flashes for the first month, but then they seemed to level off a bit. If you have any additional questions feel free to email me teresa2559@.... I'm glad to hear your chemo is over!! Take care. Svihlik wrote:Hi , Welcome to the group. I am not able to take Tamoxifen but there are ladies here that do and I am sure they will get back with you. Hugs nne Tamoxifin Hi, I'm new to the group. I've been through the chemo, still don't have my hair back,and am going through radiation now. I was just wondering if anyone had trouble taking Tamoxifin. I'm sick every morning, but then fine for the day. Does it immediately change your periods. Thanks for any information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 Hi , Thank you so much for your response. That's exactly what I'm going through. So maybe I am normal. My darkest fear is that I was pregnant and that would be just awful, cause I'm sure they would terminate it. Wow, you got cancer young. I'm 39 now. To me that feels too young to be going through this. Were you depressed at all on the Tamoxifen? Thanks, --- In breastcancer2@y..., <teresa2559@y...> wrote: > > Hi - > I took tamoxifen for 3 years. My body did take about a month to adjust to it. I was nauseous for one solid month, pretty much all day. I skipped my period entirely for two months, but then it came back and was very regular. My age may have had something to do with that. I was 29 when I started taking it. I also had fairly extreme hot flashes for the first month, but then they seemed to level off a bit. > If you have any additional questions feel free to email me teresa2559@y... I'm glad to hear your chemo is over!! Take care. > > Svihlik wrote:Hi , > Welcome to the group. I am not able to take Tamoxifen but there are ladies here that do and I am sure they will get back with you. > Hugs > nne > Tamoxifin > > > Hi, I'm new to the group. I've been through the chemo, still don't > have my hair back,and am going through radiation now. I was just > wondering if anyone had trouble taking Tamoxifin. I'm sick every > morning, but then fine for the day. Does it immediately change your > periods. Thanks for any information > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 Wow....that's weird....my name is also and I finished chemo just over a month ago and have just begun radiation! They haven't put me on Tamoxifen yet, though. I think I'll be getting hormone replacement, though. I sure hope so...I'm 44 and a bit young for these hot flashes! Best wishes to you, ! > Hi, I'm new to the group. I've been through the chemo, still don't > have my hair back,and am going through radiation now. I was just > wondering if anyone had trouble taking Tamoxifin. I'm sick every > morning, but then fine for the day. Does it immediately change your > periods. Thanks for any information > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 The only problem I had with Tamoxifen was hot flashes (Power surges) and weight gain...thank goodness the flashes quit and the weight has leveled off...I am told that the weight should go away when I finish the T. in 1 1/2 more years. Wow, has it been that long already??? Wow, I'm a 3 1/2 year survivor. doris > Hi, I'm new to the group. I've been through the chemo, still don't > have my hair back,and am going through radiation now. I was just > wondering if anyone had trouble taking Tamoxifin. I'm sick every > morning, but then fine for the day. Does it immediately change your > periods. Thanks for any information > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2002 Report Share Posted August 5, 2002 , Wow, you sound like such a wonderful person. Well, fortunately, I do have two wonderful kids ages 14 and 10. I am a single mother and their dad is the extreme typical dead beat dad. He lives in Florida (I'm in Calif) and never sends money and rarely calls them or writes. He told my daughter he was going to jail cause Mommy turned him in for not paying child support. I had a relationship (Charlie) after my marriage for 6 years that went sour 2 years ago. We were planning on buying a piece of land and putting a modular home on it. To make a long story short, I now own this huge house all by myself. It has been extremely hard financially and emotionally. I had a crook for a dealer and almost lost everything to her. I live in the house but it is still not legal with the county. It has been absolutely the most stressful thing I have ever done. And to boot, I have to go through all this chemo and radiation. Charlie has been very helpful in getting the house thing done, we're talking again but will never get back together. So getting pregnant would really be a mess. Any way, all that was to say I can relate to what you're saying. I wish I had never done the house thing, I would have tons of money now, and could be doing fun things. A trip to Spain sounds like such fun. I hope you can get through what your husband put you through. I know its tuff. I gave up - twice. I just found out this morning that radiation is going to take longer than they first said. It was very depressing. I thought I had only two weeks left, but now he wants to up the dosage and continue it longer. I have no idea why it would change other than he said because I was doing so good. And here I thought I almost done. Take care, Nimtz Controller Excelta Corporation snimtz@... Re: Tamoxifin Wow- that was one of my worst fears...becoming pregnant. Tamoxifen had a huge effect on my sex drive and on my physical ability to have sex (extreme dryness/pain). While I did buy products to try to minimize the dryness, in the back of my mind I would be scared to death (even if taking precautions) that I would become pregnant. At the time, eventually having a child was my biggest dream - and I was so scared I would bring a child into the world that I could have damaged by taking tamoxifen. Well, I didn't get pregnant - I should say...I pretty much didn't have sex. I went off the tamoxifen after 3years rather than taking it for 5. (That was a big decision which I made only have doing extensive research, and talking extensively with my oncologist.). As for depression and weight gain. I would say I had both - but who knows what caused what. I had become emaciated during chemo, so as I got my appetite back (even though I was eating incredibly healthy), I tended to gain my weight back, plus some. (really the same effect as if I would have gone on some crazy crash diet). I did experience some depression, but that may have been a product of being 29...and trying to get myself back into a " normal " life with regards to work, socially, etc. It was a hard transition. I started going to therapy, which did help a great deal. After a few years, I did go on an anti-depressant, which I am still on. That's pretty much my story. But keep in mind, everyone's body acts differently. Have a great day... rainbow031088 wrote:Hi , Thank you so much for your response. That's exactly what I'm going through. So maybe I am normal. My darkest fear is that I was pregnant and that would be just awful, cause I'm sure they would terminate it. Wow, you got cancer young. I'm 39 now. To me that feels too young to be going through this. Were you depressed at all on the Tamoxifen? Thanks, --- In breastcancer2@y..., <teresa2559@y...> wrote: > > Hi - > I took tamoxifen for 3 years. My body did take about a month to adjust to it. I was nauseous for one solid month, pretty much all day. I skipped my period entirely for two months, but then it came back and was very regular. My age may have had something to do with that. I was 29 when I started taking it. I also had fairly extreme hot flashes for the first month, but then they seemed to level off a bit. > If you have any additional questions feel free to email me teresa2559@y... I'm glad to hear your chemo is over!! Take care. > > Svihlik wrote:Hi , > Welcome to the group. I am not able to take Tamoxifen but there are ladies here that do and I am sure they will get back with you. > Hugs > nne > Tamoxifin > > > Hi, I'm new to the group. I've been through the chemo, still don't > have my hair back,and am going through radiation now. I was just > wondering if anyone had trouble taking Tamoxifin. I'm sick every > morning, but then fine for the day. Does it immediately change your > periods. Thanks for any information > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2002 Report Share Posted August 5, 2002 - I am sorry to hear that your radiation will take longer than expected. But look at it this way. Get it all over with now - beat the Hell out of it....and you will hopefully never ever have to deal with it again. You know, life is sort of funny - you've got two great kids - but your house and $ situation aren't ideal. I've got a house and am saving a good deal of $, but no kids. I guess the grass is always greener... I wish you all the best of luck. It sounds like you've been on a bit of a roller coaster the past years. And I'm glad your kids are not toddlers, but are older and can hopefully be a source of support for you. And I hope that you have good girlfriends out where you live. I have two that have been like sisters to me since I was in high school. And we continue to get closer every year admist moves, kids, and even divorces. Take advantage of your support networks! I don't know if you enjoy reading but...I've gone through all sort of reading " phases " over the last 4+ years. At first I went nuts on reading about nutrition and cancer, then it was the whole mind/body thing..then I went for a long time wanting..no needing...to read about women telling experiences that I could relate to concerning the whole breast cancer experience. There's a lot of books out there, but my favorite by far was called " Can You Come Here Where I Am " . It was a collection of narratives by about 7 women who took part in a writing group to work through a lot of there fears/feelings, etc. I felt so not alone once I was done reading it. The stories were not at all age-dependent..they were just - touching and wonderful. I highly recommend it!! Hang in there. You will be in my thoughts and prayers!! Have a nice evening. snimtz@... wrote:, Wow, you sound like such a wonderful person. Well, fortunately, I do have two wonderful kids ages 14 and 10. I am a single mother and their dad is the extreme typical dead beat dad. He lives in Florida (I'm in Calif) and never sends money and rarely calls them or writes. He told my daughter he was going to jail cause Mommy turned him in for not paying child support. I had a relationship (Charlie) after my marriage for 6 years that went sour 2 years ago. We were planning on buying a piece of land and putting a modular home on it. To make a long story short, I now own this huge house all by myself. It has been extremely hard financially and emotionally. I had a crook for a dealer and almost lost everything to her. I live in the house but it is still not legal with the county. It has been absolutely the most stressful thing I have ever done. And to boot, I have to go through all this chemo and radiation. Charlie has been very helpful in getting the house thing done, we're talking again but will never get back together. So getting pregnant would really be a mess. Any way, all that was to say I can relate to what you're saying. I wish I had never done the house thing, I would have tons of money now, and could be doing fun things. A trip to Spain sounds like such fun. I hope you can get through what your husband put you through. I know its tuff. I gave up - twice. I just found out this morning that radiation is going to take longer than they first said. It was very depressing. I thought I had only two weeks left, but now he wants to up the dosage and continue it longer. I have no idea why it would change other than he said because I was doing so good. And here I thought I almost done. Take care, Nimtz Controller Excelta Corporation snimtz@... Re: Tamoxifin Wow- that was one of my worst fears...becoming pregnant. Tamoxifen had a huge effect on my sex drive and on my physical ability to have sex (extreme dryness/pain). While I did buy products to try to minimize the dryness, in the back of my mind I would be scared to death (even if taking precautions) that I would become pregnant. At the time, eventually having a child was my biggest dream - and I was so scared I would bring a child into the world that I could have damaged by taking tamoxifen. Well, I didn't get pregnant - I should say...I pretty much didn't have sex. I went off the tamoxifen after 3years rather than taking it for 5. (That was a big decision which I made only have doing extensive research, and talking extensively with my oncologist.). As for depression and weight gain. I would say I had both - but who knows what caused what. I had become emaciated during chemo, so as I got my appetite back (even though I was eating incredibly healthy), I tended to gain my weight back, plus some. (really the same effect as if I would have gone on some crazy crash diet). I did experience some depression, but that may have been a product of being 29...and trying to get myself back into a " normal " life with regards to work, socially, etc. It was a hard transition. I started going to therapy, which did help a great deal. After a few years, I did go on an anti-depressant, which I am still on. That's pretty much my story. But keep in mind, everyone's body acts differently. Have a great day... rainbow031088 wrote:Hi , Thank you so much for your response. That's exactly what I'm going through. So maybe I am normal. My darkest fear is that I was pregnant and that would be just awful, cause I'm sure they would terminate it. Wow, you got cancer young. I'm 39 now. To me that feels too young to be going through this. Were you depressed at all on the Tamoxifen? Thanks, --- In breastcancer2@y..., <teresa2559@y...> wrote: > > Hi - > I took tamoxifen for 3 years. My body did take about a month to adjust to it. I was nauseous for one solid month, pretty much all day. I skipped my period entirely for two months, but then it came back and was very regular. My age may have had something to do with that. I was 29 when I started taking it. I also had fairly extreme hot flashes for the first month, but then they seemed to level off a bit. > If you have any additional questions feel free to email me teresa2559@y... I'm glad to hear your chemo is over!! Take care. > > Svihlik wrote:Hi , > Welcome to the group. I am not able to take Tamoxifen but there are ladies here that do and I am sure they will get back with you. > Hugs > nne > Tamoxifin > > > Hi, I'm new to the group. I've been through the chemo, still don't > have my hair back,and am going through radiation now. I was just > wondering if anyone had trouble taking Tamoxifin. I'm sick every > morning, but then fine for the day. Does it immediately change your > periods. Thanks for any information > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2002 Report Share Posted August 6, 2002 , Thank you for all of your words of encouragement. Yes, I love to read and will check out those books. I have a few books on women that went through breast cancer, but at the time I was reading them I didn't want to be one of them, so I couldn't read it. I was on remote control, just going through the treatments because I knew I had too. My mind feels like it is finally coming out of a fog, which is why I joined this group to see how other women handle all one has to go through. My work friends are my biggest support. I enjoy going to work every day, the people are so wonderful. It is a family owned business and the owners have had their own dealings with cancer so they can relate. I don't know how I would have gotten through this without them. They never reduced my pay and I could take all the time I needed for treatments. Hugs, Nimtz Controller Excelta Corporation snimtz@... Re: Tamoxifin Wow- that was one of my worst fears...becoming pregnant. Tamoxifen had a huge effect on my sex drive and on my physical ability to have sex (extreme dryness/pain). While I did buy products to try to minimize the dryness, in the back of my mind I would be scared to death (even if taking precautions) that I would become pregnant. At the time, eventually having a child was my biggest dream - and I was so scared I would bring a child into the world that I could have damaged by taking tamoxifen. Well, I didn't get pregnant - I should say...I pretty much didn't have sex. I went off the tamoxifen after 3years rather than taking it for 5. (That was a big decision which I made only have doing extensive research, and talking extensively with my oncologist.). As for depression and weight gain. I would say I had both - but who knows what caused what. I had become emaciated during chemo, so as I got my appetite back (even though I was eating incredibly healthy), I tended to gain my weight back, plus some. (really the same effect as if I would have gone on some crazy crash diet). I did experience some depression, but that may have been a product of being 29...and trying to get myself back into a " normal " life with regards to work, socially, etc. It was a hard transition. I started going to therapy, which did help a great deal. After a few years, I did go on an anti-depressant, which I am still on. That's pretty much my story. But keep in mind, everyone's body acts differently. Have a great day... rainbow031088 wrote:Hi , Thank you so much for your response. That's exactly what I'm going through. So maybe I am normal. My darkest fear is that I was pregnant and that would be just awful, cause I'm sure they would terminate it. Wow, you got cancer young. I'm 39 now. To me that feels too young to be going through this. Were you depressed at all on the Tamoxifen? Thanks, --- In breastcancer2@y..., <teresa2559@y...> wrote: > > Hi - > I took tamoxifen for 3 years. My body did take about a month to adjust to it. I was nauseous for one solid month, pretty much all day. I skipped my period entirely for two months, but then it came back and was very regular. My age may have had something to do with that. I was 29 when I started taking it. I also had fairly extreme hot flashes for the first month, but then they seemed to level off a bit. > If you have any additional questions feel free to email me teresa2559@y... I'm glad to hear your chemo is over!! Take care. > > Svihlik wrote:Hi , > Welcome to the group. I am not able to take Tamoxifen but there are ladies here that do and I am sure they will get back with you. > Hugs > nne > Tamoxifin > > > Hi, I'm new to the group. I've been through the chemo, still don't > have my hair back,and am going through radiation now. I was just > wondering if anyone had trouble taking Tamoxifin. I'm sick every > morning, but then fine for the day. Does it immediately change your > periods. Thanks for any information > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2002 Report Share Posted August 6, 2002 Hi , I can relate to the not wanting to face it while going through it syndrome....I had a partial mystectomy <sp?>, chemotheraphy and radiation. Just prior to my surgery my husband was laid off and didn't find another job, trying to deal with unemployment and the fear of my dying sent him off the deep end and he was diagnois and clinically depressed and suicidal! Needless to say, my days were spent just trying to get through one more chemo, one more day. I can relate to the fog....my life was a fog. Suddenly, I was finished with chemo and found myself living in Germany (my husband is German)...so time during my chemo I had agreed to leave Florida and the home I love and move to Germany (Talk about fogs <grin>)...(Has a happy ending though...while I had to have my radiation in Germany, my husband got a job back in the States...found out that after 7 years in the US he no longer was really German in behavior) What I would like to say to all of those that are getting ready to undergo chemo is " DON " T make any critical decisions during chemo!! " Your mind DOES get like mush (at the time I didn't think that was the case but now that I have been off the chemo drugs for several months reality is I WASN'T in my right mind!! Aminah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.