HOW SOON AFTER SURGERY MASTECTOMY SHOULD TAMOXIFEN START. ITS BEEN 2 1/2 MONTH AND IM IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING ONCOLOGIST. AM I WAITING TO LONG.THANKS ANDREA
HOW SOON AFTER SURGERY MASTECTOMY SHOULD TAMOXIFEN START. ITS BEEN 2 1/2 MONTH AND IM IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING ONCOLOGIST. AM I WAITING TO LONG.THANKS ANDREA
The first time I had breast cancer, my oncologist had waited till after I had finished chemo to start me on Femara, which was roughly 6 months after my mastectomy. Three years later when my plastic surgeon found a tumor in my chest wall, my onoclogist waited till after I completed radiation before giving me Tamoxifen, which was 8 months after surgery. The waiting time varies, but I've not known a single person to start immediately. So I think that even with the delay of changing docs, you will be fine.
Good luck!
Angi
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THANKS. I RAN INTO SOME DIFFICULTIES FINDING ANOTHER ONCOLOGIST IN MY NETWORK WHICH IS WHY IT HAS BEEN A WHILE . I WAS JUST AFRAID THAT WAITING SO LONG MAY BACKFIRE.