Started zoladex

Hi plummymummy,

The injections were okay for me until day 3-5 when I had really bad shooting pains in my back and so I spoke to a nurse at the hospital and they said it’s one of the side effects and to take the pain killers they had given me, and that did the trick. I had the injections after every EC round and tbh after that one episode I was fine. Just a bit of bloating but that’s all.

Sending best wishes

cammie xx

I had my first zoladex during chemo and then at the 4-weekly intervals after that.

I didn't notice a huge difference for 3 weeks and then it hit me. I think the chemo may have made it more intense, but it is a pretty intense way of going into menopause as your hormone levels drop to being post-menopausal within 3 weeks.

They did significantly improve, but it took a while, and they only started improving once I was through chemo.

Mainly multiple hot flushes day and night (I started at every 20 mins 24/7 but I don't think everyone is as bad as that!) and I also had anxiety with the hot flushes.

It does get manageable and there are good tips on here to help - using chillows, a fan, dressing in layers, drinking plenty of water etc.

Good luck with it, hopefully a bit easier on you.