Breast Cancer/Womb Cancer

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Hi all, I was diagnosed with BC October 2022. Had a lumpectomy in December 2033 and radiotherapy in March and put on Tamoxifen for 5 years.

A few weeks ago I started to get pelvic pain and on a visit to the toilet noticed a small amount of blood. I saw my doctor and she referred me for a scan. I had the scan yesterday afternoon and my doctor phoned me earlier today to say she had the results. I knew it wasn’t going to be good news as the results came back so quickly. She told me that the lining of my womb was very thick and she was referring me urgently to the Gynaecology Cancer Clinic for a biopsy. 

Apparently thickening of the womb lining can be a side effect of Tamoxifen. I have only been taking it for 8 months and I’m very angry that the side effects of Tamoxifen were not pointed out to me by my Consultant when he recommended I take it.

I am very upset and cannot get my head around this. It’s just one thing after another and all on top of Christmas again.

Has anyone else been through something similar? 

  • Hi  and sorry you’re going through investigations for thickening of the womb lining. I haven’t gone through this myself but a friend had a similar experience a couple of years ago. She had breast cancer a few years ago, a little later than me, she had surgery, radiotherapy and hormone therapy (as did I).  While I’m on Anastrozole, she’s on tamoxifen due to other issues. After a while on tamoxifen (not sure how long), she had some bleeding which was a ‘red flag’ as she’s post menopausal. Urgent referral , investigations, but all turned out to be ok. I can’t remember the details but I’m sure they said she had a thick womb lining but tests showed nothing sinister. As far as I’m aware (I don’t see her very often) there’s been no further problems. She was of course petrified at the time but it turned out fine. She’s still on tamoxifen. 
    I’ll be hoping for the same for you. It’s good they’re checking it all out but very scary. Hope it all comes through quickly so that you know what you’re dealing with. Horrible to be back in that grim ‘limbo’ land. 
    Love and hugs, HFxx

    HappyFeet1 xx
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  • Thank you for the reply. I can’t stop worrying about what lies ahead again.

    Last Christmas wasn’t great for me & my family after the BC diagnosis, so this year we decided to go abroad for Christmas. Everything was looking good, my 1st mammogram after treatment finished was all clear, and I was beginning to get my life back on track. Now this has happened and on top of Christmas again