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
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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