Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 In a message dated 1/28/2007 6:14:51 PM Central Standard Time, gedwed_2@... writes: > So far I have not > had any side effects that I am aware of, so my > question is does the dosage make a difference? Is my > 2.5 the usual amount given. Is Tamoxifen given only > to women who are premenoposal? > > Anita > Hi Anita, I'm amazed you haven't had any side effects on Femara. It was brutal on me. I had such severe joint pain that I looked crippled walking around bent over with a walker. It was awful. The hot flashes were intense as well and the facial hair was coming in like I was a guy. I also bulked up like a male (not fat looking, just bigger looking, if that makes sense) I'm now on tamoxifen and the hot flashes are less aggitating. I was pre-menapausal before chemo & it toasted my ovaries. They called it chemopause at the doctor's office. The chemo throws you into full blown menapause in a couple weeks. hugs, Dari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Hi Dari, Thank you for the insight. It's funny how with what all has gone on, that I haven't had any side effects. It's almost as if I feel like I should have some to know that it is working. I'm going to count myself lucky and just get on with the business of living. Hugs back, Anita --- fastest2@... wrote: > In a message dated 1/28/2007 6:14:51 PM Central > Standard Time, > gedwed_2@... writes: > > > So far I have not > > had any side effects that I am aware of, so my > > question is does the dosage make a difference? Is > my > > 2.5 the usual amount given. Is Tamoxifen given > only > > to women who are premenoposal? > > > > Anita > > > > Hi Anita, > I'm amazed you haven't had any side effects on > Femara. > It was brutal on me. I had such severe joint pain > that I looked crippled > walking around bent over with a walker. It was > awful. The hot flashes were > intense as well and the facial hair was coming in > like I was a guy. I also bulked > up like a male (not fat looking, just bigger > looking, if that makes sense) > I'm now on tamoxifen and the hot flashes are less > aggitating. > I was pre-menapausal before chemo & it toasted my > ovaries. They called it > chemopause at the doctor's office. > The chemo throws you into full blown menapause in a > couple weeks. > hugs, > Dari > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! http://mobile.yahoo.com/services?promote=mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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