Hi I am new to this group, was diagnosed stage 1 in Sep18, had lumpectomy in Oct18, then radiotherapy with last session 17/12. Started Tamoxifen in October. On levothyroxine and citalopram as well. Started with what I thought was thrush but even going to loo caused stinging. Been to drs and not thrush but severe dermatitis down there and skin breaking when wiping. Been back at work since 7/1 and was starting to feel more myself, how many more possible side affects do we have to face?
Hi
Have you asked about using a cream? The oestrogen is being stripped from your body by the tamoxifen and can result in atrophic vaginitis - where the vaginal walls become thin, dry and inflamed and can also lead to an increase in UTI's.
Clearly you can't have HRT!!! I have got Vagisan from the chemist, I buy it myself but you may be able to get it on prescription as your symptoms are a lot worse than mine. (it says on it that there are no hormones in it). Even before my breast cancer I was susceptible to UTI's, so I use cafalexin - I take one tablet post intercourse (as I don't want to be constantly on antibiotics) and this combination has worked for me to reduce pain/ bleeding during intercourse.
Clearly you can't live with that level of discomfort, so I would definitely go back to your doctor's surgery and discuss this further with a nurse there. I found my nurse is less of a wait to see and knows an awful lot about this because they are the ones that carry out smear tests.
