More fun with Tamoxifen

Yeast infections. Every month I get a mini yeast infection, it lasts for 5-10 days though. It doesn't feel like enough to bother with sometimes but it does ruin sex. And the random periods sure don't help that either.

I still have alot of pain in the affected boob. I feel like the implant is so large and the skin layer there is so thin. I have an appointment this week with the plastic surgeon to ask about it.

I'll be making an appointment with my oncologist pretty soon to ask about Zometa and this news as well as asking about all the Tamoxifen side-effects.

First Haircut

Got my new hair styled for the first time today. I think I'm still gonna wear a wig for awhile because I'm just not used to having only four inches of hair. It's nice to have some style though so I can choose which.

My hair is 2-3 times thicker than it was, that was my estimate and my hairstylist confirmed it. It's darker too but that's probably just because it has never seen the sun.

Still pains in both boobs now and then, definitely more on the mastectomy side. There are still mini-menopause symptoms but I'm learning to avoid them. Yogurt helps keep the yeast infections away, and vitamin E and Flax seed seem to help with lubrication (and KY too!).

Mini-Menopause, not fun

The tamoxifen is wrecking my cycle and giving me a glimpse of menopause. Sex is tricky and sometimes painful for no apparent reason and lubrication is a necessity now. I hear this is because the lining of the vagina itself has changed. I may have to investigate Estrogen creams and whatever else I can try.

I never know when to expect my period and I have cramps at random times through the month. The breakthrough bleeding made my OB/Gyn do a (negative) test for Uterine cancer and that gave me more cramps for week.

Five years of this will be a pain, I'm wondering if the dosage can be adjusted but I'm not too hopeful.