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Breast Cancer - Put on Tamoxifen and suffering from lymphedema


                                         
Asked by Unregistered on Wed 02, Apr 2008 10:44am :

My daughter, who is 42, completed chemo a year ago (she had a double mastectomy and lymph nodes removed from her right arm), was put on Femara because her blood work showed that she was now menopausal (hot flashes, night sweats, etc.). Recently, blood work has shown her to be pre-menapausal, so her oncologist put her on Tamoxifen. She has gained probably about 25 pounds, has lymphedema in her right arm, is depressed because she doesn't know what to do at this point. She works everyday, even through her chemo, she worked and did fine. She does go to the gym and works out about twice a week, and gets very tired. Sorry to ramble on, but I'm really concerned. She was a vibrant, energetic young woman, lost her home and all her belongings in the recent fire here in California; I just want to help however I can. Thank you.