Hi all
I saw my oncologist for the first time this week and he gave me my first prescription for Tamoxifen. I’m due to start rads in a few weeks following my recent mx with tissue expander. I hadn’t expected to be starting tamoxifen until after rads so was a bit surprised. I picked up my prescription from hospital pharmacy and got the Relonchem brand. I haven’t started them yet as I am just so scared of side effects especially hair thinning.I have read so many bad experiences of hair thinning, many women saying that their had thinned a lot but as they had thick hair to start with they could live with it. The thing is I already have thin, fine hair. Its something I’ve always been paranoid about. At the moment its passable but if it thinned even a small amount it would be noticeable especially at the front.
So …after all that preamble (!!) my question is has anyone had positive experiences with their hair whilst on tamoxifen, as in no thinning? Also any tips on tamoxifen brands which seem to work best for hair and supplements, treatments, shampoos etc that have helped would be very gratefully received.
I fully appreciate that tamoxifen is there to help me fight my corner but at the moment the thought of my hair thinning further …and that being ongoing for 5 + years…is very hard to deal with.
Looking forward to some positivety!
Thank you xxx