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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.

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It’s good to know that you are not having a lot of issues being on Tamoxifen. How interesting that you are having some benefits from it, too. I am trying to have an open mind about whatever therapies they recommend. I’ll remember to ask if it’s possible to lower the dosage or change to a different med if necessary. Thank you for the tips. I will be anxiously awaiting my pathology report.