HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

Good Morning, I Was On Tamoxifen For Three Years Because

good morning, I was on tamoxifen for three years because I had several excisional biopsies and the last one I had my pathology showed I had LCIS. I had my routine breast MRI in November and something lit up. TUrned out it was Stage 1 Grade 1a IDC. I opted to have a double mastectomy on January 24. Final pathology and lympnodes showed no evidence of cancer. Oncotype was 19. Tumor was very small and in the milk duct. I am scheduled to get my first shot of Lupron and I think Aromasin this Wednesday. I am worried again about side effects. While on tamoxifen I gained 25 lbs in the three years and the last year my legs seemed swollen and I had trouble zippering my riding boots. I was taken off the tamoxifen shortly after my diagnosis and I already dropped 13 pounds and I am not bloated. WIll I experience the same with this regimen? What about hair loss. I didn't experience that with tamoxifen. but I had joint pain eventually. it did not give me vaginal dryness or lower my libido either. Will this regimen do that? I just am afraid of gaining the weight again. I felt like had no control even with exercising and watching what I ate,

Fri, 13 Apr 2018
Report Abuse
For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Loading Online Doctors....
Good Morning, I Was On Tamoxifen For Three Years Because