Yikes, Red! That sounds really scary. It must have been"fun" trying to walk down hills with your cleats and a bike in tow.
I'm glad radiation is going well. It sounds like the worst of this process is over.
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01-07-2012, 10:08 AM #1
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01-07-2012, 11:26 AM #2
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Tamoxifen is cool...worst thing is the weight gain. I took it for 5 years (1997 -2002 and was well for 13 years.
I am on aromasin now and it has needed a bit of tweaking. I hate taking pills against other pills but it's not got to ridiculous levels yet and I'm feeling fine.
Way to go, Red; rads do tend to get a bit "cumulative" so keep an eye on yourself.
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01-07-2012, 05:17 PM #3
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I don't think my mother had a problem with weight gain from tamoxifen. She did have hot flashes.
She's doing great 14 years later.
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01-09-2012, 05:50 PM #4
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I had weight gain from Tamoxifen and am now getting it off. It's slow going. But, I am in this trial http://energytrial.ucsd.edu/ which is definitely helping. So, I feel like I am having little to no side effects now with the 1 hour (at least) of exercise a day.
The main issue these days is feeling like I am having PMS for weeks at a time. I was getting my period at first and then I stopped, and then it started and then stopped again. Before my DX in 2010 I was not at all menopausal.Giant TCR C3 :: Specialized Jett 143
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01-13-2012, 05:05 AM #5
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Was on tamoxifen for three years, off now due to another primary (not spread) cancer and experiencing the chemo coaster (ugh). Won't need any more mammograms moving forward now.
Didn't have any issues with weight gain from tamoxefin. Mostly menopausal symptoms which weren't too bad. Stayed pretty active during '09 rads, running and biking. Think that being active and exercising helps overall with the symptoms.
Eating a healthy diet and being active are a real help.Last edited by SpeedyChix; 01-13-2012 at 05:06 AM. Reason: addl info
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01-14-2012, 06:48 AM #6
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One week down! Rode to rads 3 times this week. We had pretty intense wind and rain at the end of the week, so I drove those days. Still no problems, knocking on wood. Using lots of aloe vera.
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01-14-2012, 08:31 AM #7
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Way to rock it. Staying active seems to help.
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