My history is i was diagnosed with b/c december 2007 and went on to have lumpectomy and radiotherapy.Had ovary removal and have been on tamoxifen for the last 3 and a half years.For the last 2 days i have been having a heavy blood loss down below and peiod pains.Am starting to get a little worried about this.I have not had a period since february 2008 so i would class this as abnormal…Has anyone else had this problem ?
If you still have contact with your BCN team, give them a ring. It’s not normal and could probably do with a bit of a look. They may want to change your meds.
If you are post menopausal and have a bleed you should get it checked out. You should be given an urgent referral. It’s a bit like finding a breast lump - most of them are benign, but the referral is urgent just in case.
I had a bleed in 2009, two years after chemo had stopped my periods. I was really worried - after all, my breast lump hadn’t fallen into the benign category so why should this bleed? - I had a biopsy (a bit like having a smear test) and I was sent to the hospital where I had a pelvic ultrasound scan. They found nothing abnormal, and it was assumed that the bleed was caused by tamoxifen. If you look at the possible side effects on the tamoxifen leaflet it includes bleeding.
Two years on, I have had no further bleeding.
Hi, as the others have said get it checked. I had bleeding after about 4 years, turned out to be a benign polyps. These things are quite common on Tamoxifen but like Roadrunner I was really scared, thinking ‘oh here we go again’ but all turned out fine.
Sarah
yes get it checked. When they ran through the side effects of tomaxifin they stressed that any bleeding should be checked out straight away. ring your breast nurse this afternoon.
Probably all ok, but defineately need checking
Hi all.Went to see doctor today.He has given me tablets to try and stop the bleeding and i have to go back tomorrow for a smear and examination and maybe a scan.Thanks for all your advice…x
good, probably all a false alarm, but you did the right thing getting it checked out so quickly
Hi all. Went back to doctors and he made a hospital appointment for tuesday. He was concerned about the very heavy blood loss. It has slowed now with the tablets but they need to try and find out what is going on. Thanks again for all your support. X gill x
Hi Minimode how worrying for you. I had bleeding after 11 months on Arimidex and 1 month on anstrozole ( I had had a normal routine smear only a month or so earlier)My GP referred me to gynae and I had an appt within 9 days, the speed worried me. I had a pelvic ultra sound and saw the Dr 15 mins later. Apparently these hormonal medications can cause thickening of the endometrium ( lining of the womb) which can in turn then cause bleeding. As my endometrium was borderline thick it has been agreed that I go back in 3 months for another appt with pelvic ultra sound and see Dr. If I have probs in the meantime I am to ring them and I will be seen earlier. I was told that if need be I will have a biopsy under anaesthetic.The gynae also told me that this is more likely to happen with Tamoxifen than an aromatase inhibitor. Hope this helps and that you get some answers at your appt. J xx
Glad they are going to check it out, hopefully its nothing but its better to rule out all possibilites.
so another round of waiting for appointments and results. Good luck for tuesday
Hey thanks everyone for your advice. It really helps to know you are there to help. I went to hospital and had a camera and biopsy taken etc. The doctor said he could find nothing wrong with the womb but was concerned about what may be going on in the muscle rather than inside it. He straight away said hysterectomy. This is concerning me because to me that is a very drastic decision and recovery and work etc is a long time. He said he wants it done within 6 weeks too !! I keep thinking he is a gynae and he knows what he is doing but then another part of me thinks what if I am going through all of this for nothing. HELP.
hi,
I dont know how old you are, for a young women still thinking about chldren it can be a terrible shock. I had dangerous infection after children but before menopuase and back then it did take 6 weeks of almost bed rest to recover, but after that i was gardening and driving.
when i was waiting for my WLE i was with women wating for a hystorectomy, two of them were hoping for keyhole surgery and to be home the same day, they said they were having a month off work.
this was in London but I hear you can have it yorkshire too.