Been on tamoxifen for 2 years since having had a Right mastectomy for DCIS.
Periods stopped 6 months from commencing this medication. Then wham on saturday a period. Has anyone else had this happen to them?. Is it likely that I am going to be having them regularly again?
Hi Lavinia
I finished chemo in June 06 and my last period was in the middle of it in Feb 06. I was only 42 but chemo stopped them. Started tamoxifen in July 06 and periods never came back and then suddenly in october 2007 some 20 months later I got one!!!
This threw me into a panic and I had a pelvic scan as I worry about everything but it was all OK. Onc said my periods had just come back because I was i the 20% of 40 somethings that get them back despite chemo and tamo even after all that time. However I have not had another one and that was 3 months ago and I dont think I will somehow. He did say that it didn’t matter if they came back because I was on tamoxifen anyway.
I dont know how old you are Lavinia and I know I was slightly different in having chemo but it strikes me that anything is possible with this c*ap disease!!
Take Care
Alise