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orthodoc · 01-31-2013, 04:04 PM

I hear you. I feel like chemo has taken ten years from me - I hope my energy level returns, but if I do the anti-estrogen meds I'll have the bone and joint pain to look forward to. Not pessimistic, just realistic. Since my onco has warned me repeatedly about it, it will be an issue. He's otherwise very close-mouthed about side effects.

I'm going to lose all my fingernails, ironically AFTER I finish treatment. Nothing to be done. So far my neuropathy is all sensory, not motor, so I hope it stays that way after this final session.

I hear you.
If you don't mind my asking, did you decide to go on tamoxifen?

01-31-2013, 04:04 PM	#16
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I hear you. I feel like chemo has taken ten years from me - I hope my energy level returns, but if I do the anti-estrogen meds I'll have the bone and joint pain to look forward to. Not pessimistic, just realistic. Since my onco has warned me repeatedly about it, it will be an issue. He's otherwise very close-mouthed about side effects. I'm going to lose all my fingernails, ironically AFTER I finish treatment. Nothing to be done. So far my neuropathy is all sensory, not motor, so I hope it stays that way after this final session. I hear you. If you don't mind my asking, did you decide to go on tamoxifen? __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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