I finished my chemotherapy in June last year for ER+HER2+ DCIS breast cancer I started taking my tamoxifen straight after hope that helps wishing you luck and love Belinda xx
I started Tamoxifen about 4 weeks after last Chemo session.
I was advised to wait 4 weeks, to allow some of the Chemo side effects to improve first.
I was also advised not to leave it much longer than the 4 weeks! This was to ensure that I was still having some 'treatment' before the start of Radiotherapy.
The side effects from Tamoxifen can be increased due to Radiotherapy, which is why some Oncologists suggest starting after Radiotherapy.
The gap between Chemo and Radiotherapy is a key factor. I will be 11 weeks PFC when I start my Radiotherapy. This is due to a back log! The Oncologist deemed this time period as too long to be without treatment. If the timescale had been shorter, he would have suggested starting Tamoxifen after Radiotherapy. x
Hi Mel, I was told to start tamoxifen on the monday after I finished radiotherapy (on a friday). I don't know why it couldnt start as soon as chemo finished, as it was 5 weeks or so to radiotherapy and then 3 weeks after that before tamoxifen starts. I just trusted my oncologist on this one and have followed instructions
