Well, I thought I was in the clear, but....
There's something with my endometriwhatever. It's probably the thickening of the walls due to the Tamoxifen, but there's a risk of endometriwhatever cancer with tamoxifen, something I forgot about. Wouldn't that be a kick if I sailed through the bc and then the treatment does me in?
sorry so black, he did a very painful and uncomfortable biopsy and I'm cranky.
Mom was with me, that was good.
results next friday at the earliest
till then.....
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Confucius
Ellen
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Confucius
Ellen
{{{{{{ELLEN}}}}}}}} You are in my heart and prayers dear friend. I'm sorry you get to play the "waiting game" again. I don't blame you for being cranky! Hang in there sweetie! L&H, Gail
It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had. Elisabeth Kubler Ross
Well Crap!! I will have you in my prayers and thoughts. (((Ellen))).
Hugs,
Candy
Hugs,
Candy
"A sister filled with joy preaches without preaching. Joy is a need and a power for us . . . for it makes us always ready to go about doing good."
Mother Teresa
Think Candy about said it all. My feelings exactly. Let me include a big old bear hug with our waiting. Hugs Joyce
People are like tea bags, you have to put them in hot water to see how strong they are!
Oh Ellen....I can't believe this! Sending major hugs and prayers your way. Hang in there and we are all here with you.
L&H
Sara
L&H
Sara
Sara Dearing
Today is a gift, that's why they call it the present!
(((Ellen))), There is a risk of endometrial cancer with tamoxifen. While I was on it, my gyn ordered pelvic u/s AND vaginal u/s's every 6 mos. To this day I believe it was those repeated u/s's which saved me from dealing with another type of cancer. The uterine lining thickens markedly while on tamoxifen. Did you have a baseline u/s when you first began tamoxifen??? Ask you dr. what the u/s showed in millemeters re: the uterine lining. If it's in the 7.5 - 9 mm. span you need to address this issue now. For me once it passed 7 mms. I had to start thinking about whether or not I'd continue the drug. The gyn. agreed with my decision to discontinue taking it once it passed 7.5 mms. My onc., however, got very huffy when I told him I wouldn't be taking it any longer. He told me that "we don't worry about anything until it's at 9 mms. and then you'll have a hysterectomy." We parted ways after that appt.; I felt he was crass and disrespectful of my needs. His mantra about tamoxifen was "but it's a good drug." It IS a good drug, just not for me. Hope this helps. Hugs, Luci
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me lay an invincible summer. Albert Camus