Re: Update...and questions...to

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Hi ,

I have been on Tamoxifen for just over a year. I am 46 years old

and had normal periods before my dx. Since starting the tamoxifen

treatments my periods have been VERY IRREGULAR! The first month

(Jan.) on treatment, I had 2 periods 2 weeks apart. I did not have

another one until mid march. They seemed to somewhat even-out during

the summer. I had one on Oct. 6th and did not have amother until dec.

6th. I was scared that time, even though I have been very careful.

Then my period started dec 26th!!! It is now jan.15th and wondering

when the next one will come.

I realize that you have been 5+ months since your last period but

that might be a complication from the chemo. I did not have chemo.

But I can certainly tell you that my periods are screwed up, I had

major hot-flashes in the beginning, although they are not so bad now,

and significant weight gain also with Tamoxifen.

BC SUX!!

Good luck sista!! peace................kimmy

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> Hello ladies,

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> I have been gone for a while and I hope you all had a Merry

Christmas and a good New Year.

> I spent those days having my 6-months check-up after chemo. Tons of

tests and most of all showed OK My cholesterol is high but it is

expected since I am 12 kg (about 26 pounds) overweight. New year, new

goals... I am puzzled by my hormone levels though. I had FSH, LH and

estradiol done and they came up very low for FSH and LH (2,0 e 0,2,

if I am not mistaken) and at 40 pg for estradiol. None of them

indicate that I am menopausal, but I am not having my periods and the

ultra-sound showed normal sized ovary with small follicles (like they

are dormant) and thin endometrius. It has been 7 months since my last

chemo and 5 since I stopped zoladex. The hormone levels do not

indicate I am menopausal, but why I am not having my periods? They

were very normal before. Could tamoxifen be altering the hormonal

levels? Am I expecting too much of my body too fast? Should I go to

an specialist? I am so tired of doctors... Does someone have an

explanation for this situation? The thought of

> menopause now freaks me out...

> Now, my breast ultrasound came back with BI-RADS 3, which means I

need to have a follow-up in a few months. I had such a déjà-vu

situation the day of the mammogram when the cancer was first

detected... The technician kept asking me to repeat the test and I

kept remembering the day I had my first mammogram and when everything

began. But the onc doesn't seem concerned although he would like a

MRI, which my insurance doesn't cover. I have an appt. with my new

breast doctor (I am changing him and the onc) in Feb, just before I

take my trip to US (very excited about this!). Anyway, do I need to

be more concerned with BI-RADS III?

> Thank you girls for being there!

> Hugs

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