http://sianscribbles.com/should-i-take-tamoxifen Real Life, Food and Health Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://sianscribbles.com/should-i-take-tamoxifen/comment-page-1#comment-35 Sian Sun, 02 May 2010 14:00:30 +0000 http://sianscribbles.com/?p=193#comment-35 HI Dorothy and thanks for sharing your thoughts. One thing I noticed is how disempowering all of this can be which sometimes makes it easier for the professionals to brush our concerns aside. Why don't you make an appointment to visit either your consultant or an advice centre associated with your medical centre. How about your GP? Best wishes, Sian HI Dorothy and thanks for sharing your thoughts. One thing I noticed is how disempowering all of this can be which sometimes makes it easier for the professionals to brush our concerns aside. Why don’t you make an appointment to visit either your consultant or an advice centre associated with your medical centre. How about your GP? Best wishes, Sian

]]> http://sianscribbles.com/should-i-take-tamoxifen/comment-page-1#comment-34 Dorothy Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:54:30 +0000 http://sianscribbles.com/?p=193#comment-34 I have decided so far to NOT take Tamoxifen. One reason is that when I wanted to discuss the advantages versus the disadvantages I was hurried out of my then oncologist's office. I constantly reassess my personal explanation for her behavior and today I assume it was because she surely was disgusted by those women who would even dare to consider not taking Tamoxifen, as though it would invite a definite return of cancer. I am confused and have yet to find an answer. In the meantime, I am progressing month-by-month in age and am thinking well, my estrogen receptors will eventually not have too much to worry about--perimenopause just may be upon me! The question has become "which way to gamble?" And, am I gambling? Nobody knows for sure. While I am often hungry and sometimes eat just about anything, I also like to think that I am mostly selective about what I decide to put into my body, but that may be an illusion as well. I have decided so far to NOT take Tamoxifen. One reason is that when I wanted to discuss the advantages versus the disadvantages I was hurried out of my then oncologist’s office. I constantly reassess my personal explanation for her behavior and today I assume it was because she surely was disgusted by those women who would even dare to consider not taking Tamoxifen, as though it would invite a definite return of cancer. I am confused and have yet to find an answer. In the meantime, I am progressing month-by-month in age and am thinking well, my estrogen receptors will eventually not have too much to worry about–perimenopause just may be upon me! The question has become “which way to gamble?” And, am I gambling? Nobody knows for sure. While I am often hungry and sometimes eat just about anything, I also like to think that I am mostly selective about what I decide to put into my body, but that may be an illusion as well.

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