Hi i have had chemo and op to remove lump, surgeon has mentioned tamoxifen but has not said when it will be given, i am also due to have radiotherapy soon, waiting to hear.Maybe it will be given after rads???
Having rads in Cheltenham , anyone else had treatment in Worcester or rads in Cheltenham??
Sarah
Hi Sarah,
I had a mastectomy followed by 5 1/2 months chemo last year. I started Tamoxifen on Nov 1st and commenced rads on Nov 5th.
Hope that helps, all the best,
Take care,
Kelly
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Hi Sarah,
I had 6 sessions of chemotherapy from march to june then waited 3 weeks after my final chemotherapy and started tamoxifen. Its not as bad as it sounds I did get hot flushes for the first three months while I was on it but after this it did settle down
Take care Marykatex
Hi Sarah,
I was put on tamoxifen as I started rads, a couple of months after FEC chemo, as I had some Crohn’s complications and had to wait until they were sorted out before starting rads. Was only on it 2 months and Onc switched me to Arimidex. Was on it 4 yrs, but stopped it 2 months ago due to bad hip,feet and hand pains. Pain virtually gone now and energy levels much better. Waiting to see a new Onc, mine retired last year, for an alternative AI.
Liz, who hates the number 2 - 2 cm tumour, stage and grade 2!
Hi
I waited 3 weeks after chemo finished before I started my tamoxifen, I think I was on it a couple of weeks by the time I had radiotherapy.
Take care
Claire x
Hi
As soon as you can! I had chemo first then surgery then rads and I started taking tamoxifen before rads.
hope that helps
My onc said leave 4 weeks after last chemo before taking Tamoxifen…that means I have two days to go, eek!
Louise x
Hi Louise, you must have nearly finished chemo now. It sems ages ago when we all started our chemos. I have 2 left to do then rads. Oh yes, Chemo brain, you have 2 days before tamoxifan starting. i may have that but hasn’t been menti9oned at onc meetings yet. I will probably find out next Monday.
Rach xx