Just took my #1 Tamoxifen pill (third weapon)

LoveBabyJesus
LoveBabyJesus Member Posts: 1,679 Member
edited August 2011 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi sisters-- Just wanted to let you all know that I just took my first pill of tamoxifen.

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  • grams2jc
    grams2jc Member Posts: 756
    #2
    1 more weapon in the arsenal
    and if you read the article that CC posted last week you saw some really encouraging info about it.

    Let us know how it goes for you,

    Jennifer
  • Different Ballgame
    Different Ballgame Member Posts: 868
    #3
    Good Luck
    I wish you that get NO SIDE EFFECTS.

    Lots of Hugs,
    Janelle
  • renee616
    renee616 Member Posts: 181
    #4
    They had me wait untill
    They had me wait untill Chemo & radiation was over...I start mine on Tuesday. Good luck!
  • mamolady
    mamolady Member Posts: 796 Member
    #5
    Funny how scary that little
    Funny how scary that little bottle can be. Now you can move on.....


    I stared at the arimidex bottle for a couple of days before I actually started taking it. (I had to wait after the oophrectomy)

    Cindy
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #6
    mamolady said:

    Funny how scary that little
    Funny how scary that little bottle can be. Now you can move on.....


    I stared at the arimidex bottle for a couple of days before I actually started taking it. (I had to wait after the oophrectomy)

    Cindy

    congrats to moving on and
    congrats to moving on and being healthy. I am also hoping for few side effects!
  • LoveBabyJesus
    LoveBabyJesus Member Posts: 1,679 Member
    #7
    Thank you.
    I started
    Thank you.

    I started radiation last week and the Dr. didn't have me wait. Going for my first mamo (after dx) in two weeks. I'll keep you all posted.
  • mamolady
    mamolady Member Posts: 796 Member
    #8
    LoveBabyJesus said:

    Thank you.
    I started
    Thank you.

    I started radiation last week and the Dr. didn't have me wait. Going for my first mamo (after dx) in two weeks. I'll keep you all posted.

    Mammo
    Check to see if you are suppose to wait for the mammo. I am not sure if you should have it during radiation. At least on the side they are radiating. If you do have it, you may want to take a mild pain releaver about an hour prior to the exam and definitely let the tech know about the rads being so recent.

    Cindy
  • robang13
    robang13 Member Posts: 333
    #9
    Lots of luck with it!!! I
    Lots of luck with it!!! I waited a week before I got up the nerve to take it. I still stare at it every day before I take it, pissed at it because I HAVE to take it. I didn't notice any side effects till week 5! Hopefully you will be lucky and NOT get any.

    Angela
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #10
    This is my 3rd year on it as
    This is my 3rd year on it as of Aug...
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #11
    Different Ballgame said:

    Good Luck
    I wish you that get NO SIDE EFFECTS.

    Lots of Hugs,
    Janelle

    Good luck! Praying for no
    Good luck! Praying for no side effects!


    Lex
  • renee616
    renee616 Member Posts: 181
    #12
    disneyfan2008 said:

    This is my 3rd year on it as
    This is my 3rd year on it as of Aug...

    tamoxifen
    I got my script for tamoxifen today....a little confused....My Onc said that if my periods dont resume in three months that I go on something else... I understand that you take this pill when you are not in menopause yet. But like most, chemo stopped my periods completely back in February. Sooo I guess I want the ovaries to start working again? He did say that while there are side effects there are benefits other than the cancer fighting life saving effects! He said it decreases your chance for heart attacks, lowers cholesterol & promotes healthy bones...
    Anyways the good thing about today...I dont go back to Onc for 3 months!!! whooohoooo!
    Renee
  • robang13
    robang13 Member Posts: 333
    #13
    renee616 said:

    tamoxifen
    I got my script for tamoxifen today....a little confused....My Onc said that if my periods dont resume in three months that I go on something else... I understand that you take this pill when you are not in menopause yet. But like most, chemo stopped my periods completely back in February. Sooo I guess I want the ovaries to start working again? He did say that while there are side effects there are benefits other than the cancer fighting life saving effects! He said it decreases your chance for heart attacks, lowers cholesterol & promotes healthy bones...
    Anyways the good thing about today...I dont go back to Onc for 3 months!!! whooohoooo!
    Renee

    Renee, that's confusing for me too! I haven't had a period since my surgery! I had it the day of and poof it went away. Nothing was said to me about stopping the tamoxifen and going on anything else. My aunt who is 73 and way past her period is on her second year of tamoxifen. Funny, my cholesterol is up! If they switch you to something else, keep me posted. I'm curious as to what they do. Good luck on the tamoxifen!! Hopefully you will be one of the lucky ones who get NO side effects!!

    Angela
  • LoveBabyJesus
    LoveBabyJesus Member Posts: 1,679 Member
    #14
    renee616 said:

    tamoxifen
    I got my script for tamoxifen today....a little confused....My Onc said that if my periods dont resume in three months that I go on something else... I understand that you take this pill when you are not in menopause yet. But like most, chemo stopped my periods completely back in February. Sooo I guess I want the ovaries to start working again? He did say that while there are side effects there are benefits other than the cancer fighting life saving effects! He said it decreases your chance for heart attacks, lowers cholesterol & promotes healthy bones...
    Anyways the good thing about today...I dont go back to Onc for 3 months!!! whooohoooo!
    Renee

    Really? Interesting. Haven't had my periods since April and taking tamoxifen. Some Doctors still prescribe tamoxifen to post-menopausal women. Also, some say that to be considered on menopause, we must not get periods in a year.

    I started last Sat., and so far, feeling OK. Too soon to speak of course, but I have faith you and I will handle this, God willing.

    Are you doing marker test Renee?

    I wish you good luck with tamoxifen.
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #15
    LoveBabyJesus said:

    Really? Interesting. Haven't had my periods since April and taking tamoxifen. Some Doctors still prescribe tamoxifen to post-menopausal women. Also, some say that to be considered on menopause, we must not get periods in a year.

    I started last Sat., and so far, feeling OK. Too soon to speak of course, but I have faith you and I will handle this, God willing.

    Are you doing marker test Renee?

    I wish you good luck with tamoxifen.

    Glad that you are feeling ok
    Glad that you are feeling ok on tamox!


    Hugs, Jan

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