Hope someone has some words of wisdom.
I have breast and brain cancer, I was diagnosed after a headache made my GP send me for an MRI, ended up finding out I have a grade 4 Anaplastic Astrocytoma in my cerebellum and triple positive cancer in my left breast - both unrelated primary tumours, lucky me. I love a BOGOF deal.
I have had surgery and Herceptin for the breast cancer (couldn't have Chemo as I was having chemo for the brain cancer) and I am now due to start on Tamoxifen. I need to have my Mirena coil removed as my breast cancer was triple positive. I had the coil because I had abnormally heavy periods that left me severely anaemic (we are talking flooding, blood clots like tennis balls, sleeping on 2 bath towels. changing a super plus tampon and a sanitary towel as thick as mattress every hour) .
I need to find something that will lesson the flow of my periods or I will be unable to leave the house for 6 days a month, does anyone have any idea what I could switch to? I have an appointment with my GP but want to go armed with information and feel informed. I am not a fan of Dr Google and it is a very scary place and often out of context.
Thank you for reading this far
Won’t the Tamoxifen start the menopause not sure but worth checking.
I've been on tamoxifen for nearly two years and while I have the menopausal symptoms (hot flushes, night sweats yay) I also have very regular periods that are normal for me - which I'm trying to see as a good thing as I'm considering possibility of having another baby at some point. .
Hope it went well with GP CoffeeWench and wishing you all the best.
Hi, I’m currently having chemo for breast cancer. I also had to have my marina coil removed before treatment, and have since had very heavy periods. I have been started on Zoladex injections every 4 weeks which has help stop the bleeding as the aim is to put the overies to sleep as my cancer is hormone led. Might be worth a chat with your GP or chemo specialist.
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