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Lorain, OH

Since chemo I have never had a regular period. I have been on Tamoxifen for a year as well. So last month my period decided to show up along with extreme pain which felt like contractions. I went to the er and they did ultrasounds and said my uterine wall is thickening. I had a biopsy done at my gyno office and he said the reports showed I had two tiny cysts that leaked fluid. Could this be from the tamoxifen? Every year now I need a biopsy done because of a slight chance of endometrial… read more

October 22, 2014 (edited)
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A MyBCTeam Member

Yes, I had this! This is from the tamoxifen, and why I decided to have a complete hysterectomy, including my ovaries removed. It has almost been a year now, and I don't regret this! I actually wish I would have done it sooner because it solved the problem of birth control, and I now feel closer to my husband again.

October 26, 2014
A MyBCTeam Member

Within a couple of months of starting Tamoxifen I had painful, heavy periods. When I finally had a vaginal US after 6 months of complaints = thickened endometrial lining. My GYN did a D&C because her thinking was that an endometrial biopsy is very painful and in too many cases comes back suspicious and end up with a D&C.
I haven't had painful periods since the D&C in May, had regular periods for a couple of months and now had my last (hopefully for good) period starting 8/25.

October 22, 2014
A MyBCTeam Member

My MO did warn me to have them check for thickening of the uterus, but I do not know the exact why of it. Good luck

October 25, 2014
A MyBCTeam Member

I have been spotting, today had a biopsy. My gyn saw a mass in my last MRI of the pelvis. Her face said a lot. I have been in tamoxifen for a year also

October 23, 2014
A MyBCTeam Member

I would be concerned too. The drug does increase risk of uterine cancer. Definitely take it seriously and have it checked out. I have not yet taken Taximofen, but my oncologist talked to me about it, since it is a part of my treatment.

October 22, 2014

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