Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 In a message dated 1/29/2007 5:51:36 PM Central Standard Time, gedwed_2@... writes: > The chemo throws you into full blown menapause in a > >couple weeks. > >hugs, > >Dari > I should have said the chemo throws you into menopause and if you are older like my onc said " at my age " which is 46 she said the ovaries can't usually take it and they become toast/non-functional. So what begins as " chemopause " becomes menopause. hugs! Dari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hi Anita, just catching up on the emails. I had tamoxifen for a short time when I was first diagnosed and then premenopausal, (in 1996) (then went onto something else,) then in 2001 I had tamoxifen again when I was post menopausal in 2001 and had developed secondaries in the bones. I took it for about a year. And now in 2007 my oncologist has suggested trying it again as I am running out of choices and am reluctant to go down the chemo path sooner than I need. Tamoxifen, so my onc tells me is the only drug that you can try again, the other AIs meet resistance from the cancer, though how they know the others can't be tried again I don't know. This is a question I need to ask my onc, for instance Arimidex that I now haven't taken for 6 years may work for me after all this time, we will see. Cheers Velvet (UK) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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