Hi! sorry to hear your news but if the cancer has been removed then Tamoxifen is recommended - I think to stop any rogues cells taking hold? When surgery happens apparently some cells can float off into the wide blue yonder ......... I had lymph glands removed and there was no sign of spread.
I have to say that the drug didn't suit me. It heightened my sense of smell. DH had cooked a Dundee cake which was in a tin with the lid on in the pantry with a closed door. When I walked by the pantry I could smell every ingredient even down to the 2 tablespoons of cold water that he had added. So all food stuffs were awful especially anything fried or grilled
My Consultant told me that none of his ladies had suffered with womb cancer whilst on the drug but a friend: 3 years ahead of me in the treatment: eventually died from it. She took Tamoxifen for years then stopped; because another lump in the breast had occurred
and then developed problems in the womb.
I hadn't felt physically ill throughout my diagnosis and treatment, including precautionary radiation. It left me with a portion of great that looked as though it had been left in the sun
and a steroid cream was given. I was also told to keep out of the sun and to wear a hat! It was a very hot Summer and the radiation dept was the coolest place to be
. I took a tape with me as I had to lay completely still ...... I bored everyone with Whippersnapper as the music was fed into the waiting room
. I opted for the tattoos so that the beams would be on the same place each treatment session: the blue dye meant that I couldn't bath for 8 weeks
So I decided that as the drug was prescribed as it 'might' stop cancer cells growing, I stopped it. That was in 1995.
I believe that there are other drugs that suppress oestrogen? Maybe have a chat with a Pharmacist or an Oncologist to find out. 36 hours after taking my first tablet I felt as though I had the 'flu
Let us know how you get on. Do you feel supported by your Consultant and Team?