HOW SOON AFTER SURGERY
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
Hi Andrea, Your Oncologist will be the one to tell you so see one as soon as possible. I started mine roughly about two months after surgery if that is any help.
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IRONSIDE
Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 02:09 PM
I think after all we have been through Andrea, backfiring is the last thing we need. I wish you wel
l on your road to recovery.
ANDREA
Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 02:12 PM
THANKS. I ALREADY MADE IT THROUGH CHEMO AND THE SURGERY. HOPEFULLY THE REST WILL BE A BRISE.THANKS FOR YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
I started Arimidex 2 months after, I know others that didnt start until after other treatment. Its up to your oncologist. Dont worry, I am sure someone,your previous oncologist would have stepped in had he thought you needed it asap. 
Take Care !!
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ANDREA
Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 02:59 PM
THANKS. THAT MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE BETTER.
PJ Hamel
Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 03:42 PM
Andrea, the tamoxifen is a nice insurance policy against reucrrence; even without it, though, chances are your cancer won't come back, so waiting a few extra weeks shouldn't make the difference. Good luck - PJH
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.