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Lumpectomy for IDC: Calm but as the date approaches, getting nervous
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Oct 28 8:52pm | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
Thank you so much for your response. I have already met the “nurse navigator” at the breast cancer center and she has been wonderful. I’m assuming she will be the one with me throughout, but I will ask on Monday to be sure.
I have been reading about anti-hormone therapy including tamoxifen, and anti-hormone therapy sounds scarier than the surgery to me. I will definitely ask you about that when I see the oncologist. I have an appointment scheduled with her on November 19.
I appreciate your prayers and will post an update after my surgery.
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The hormone therapy may not be so bad, some people have trouble others don’t. Understanding your future risk will help you with a decision. The pathology report after surgery and the oncologist will give you much more info.
I’m on 5 mg tamoxifen with very little issues. In fact, I am benefiting from how it is acting as an estrogen agonist in non-breast areas. It has reversed my vaginal atrophy and improved my skin. But I did have problems with 20 mg. And, I chose to not take an AI because of the issues it can cause.
With these therapies you can try one and stop if needed. The oncologists often will suggest switching to another drug of the same type, change manufacturers, or switch to another therapy.