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Jolene Boyd on Breast Cancer
Friday, September 12 2008
Hi there! Been a while since I posted--just up to "normal" life...whatever that is! Recently passed my one year anniversary of diagnosis. I had a physical and my first mammogram since surgery--everything came back "clean"...but now I find myself thinking "so what did they miss??" I guess that's my new... Read more
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Jolene Boyd on Breast Cancer
Thursday, April 10 2008
Things have quieted down in my world as a breast cancer survivor...I guess that's a good thing! I'm still getting used to that new "title," honestly. I felt like I had won a sort of victory when my psychiatrist contacted an oncologist at the Mayo Clinic regarding the antidepressant I was taking and was told he would not... Read more
Just wanted to post an update about my progress on my medication issue (i.e. my concern about anti-depressants in general, and bupropion for me specifically) inhibiting the metabolization of tamoxifen (and, as a result, potentially its effectiveness, as well.). I met with my psychiatrist yesterday. She had booked an hour for me (almost... Read more
Hi everyone, Just wanted to let everyone know that I have decided to walk in the Breast Cancer 3-Day this year in the Twin Cities (MN)! This will be my third time...I walked in '05 and '06. I decided not to awalk last year (I rationalized that it was hard for me to keep asking the same people to donate year after... Read more
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Jolene Boyd on Breast Cancer
Saturday, January 19 2008
I have been doing a little research and happened, quite accidentally, upon some disturbing information. Apparently there is a decent amount of research out there (from as far back as 2003) that discusses a problematic drug interaction between tamoxifen and many antidepressants (mostly the serotonin-reuptake inhibitors-SSRIs-but also bupropion and... Read more
