I feel like I’m turning 90 overnight

Hi iman  my head hair grew back grey initially but then the new roots came back my natural colour. I’m now 9 months post chemo & I just have the few greys that I had before but still don’t dye it! My eyelashes & brows fell out completely but have since come back to how they were before, I did use uk lash serum to help them on their way!

i am on tamoxifen & haven’t had a period since last October & getting all the menopause symptoms now which is not a lot of fun! I’m 44 so wasn’t expecting to go through this for some time but this is the price we pay to give us a brighter future! 

Hi Iman … me ! I went into menopause after my 3rd cycle of Docetaxol and feel terrible.

I have all the symptoms. I am now on EC and the symptoms are even worse but as I tell myself everyday … it’s a very small price to pay. 

Hi Iman, I stopped having periods after my 1st cycle of EC, I then had Docetaxel. So since last December 2022 I haven’t had a period. I’ve been on tamoxifen since May and even with the break between chemo and starting tamoxifen I didn’t have a period. I have hot flushes. It’s a pain but I’d rather that than cancer! 
I lost most of my hair and yes it’s grown back with grey highlights but I did have some grey before. I completely lost my eyelashes and eyebrows but both have grown back. I used hair serum and serum for lashes and brows too which I’m sure have helped. Whilst the side effects of the treatment was yuk I’d still rather those than cancer. I do have to push myself sometimes but I have a wonderful family who have helped me through it all and I’m very grateful to them.

Wishing you all the best

Hugs from cuffcake x x x x x

Okay that is reassuring , so the gray hair will start to grow out brown again…and eyelashes eyebrows grew back … 

No symptoms yet other than lack of period, my nurse today said it could be temporary and I might still get it after chemo ….

So if you have not had a period in a year , that means you are menopausal, so shouldn’t your doctors have switched your hormone treatment from tamoxifen to letrazole or something?

Yes! Fingers crossed for you. Oh and the periods stopping can be temporary during chemo but like cuffcake, as I went onto tamoxifen not long after I finished, mine never came back. Good luck with the rest of your treatment!

Yes he will switch me once I have definitely gone through the menopause. He will sort out boood tests to see how low my hormones are and will switch once he is certain I’m in menopause as if he switches me too soon it won’t be beneficial 

 iman and cuffcake2000  that’s really interesting as I was told I’d stay on tamoxifen for 5 years! There’s been no mention of switching at all! 

Yes originally I was told 5 years too but he did mention switching me sooner if my levels were low and it was the right time to switch