A little background, I'm 36. Hysterectomy 12/03 due to stage 1A1 cancer, kept ovaries because of the risk of breast cancer if on HRT. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 4/04, lumpectomy and 6 weeks of radiation therapy. My oncologist put me on Tamoxifin, but i was only on that for 1 week. I just knew i was going to die from a blood clot...couldnt eat, couldnt sleep...against his medical judgement i stopped taking it. I'm a smoker, which of course increased my chances of blood clots. Crazy that i would give up a life saving medication just to be able to keep smoking.....grrrrrr.
Now, i'm finding that i am totally freaking out about still having my ovaries and i'm so afraid that i will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Talked to my doc yest and he agrees that having my ovaries removed would not be a bad idea...not that there is any indication that i would get ovarian cancer, but there is a link between ovarian and breast. There is no early detection for ovarian cancer, and i feel that my life was spared because of the testing for the other 2.
They can not put me on HRT because of breast cancer diagnosis. What i need are alternatives to HRT...herbs, vitamins, diet? I know that having my ovaries removed will put me in to early menopause.
Thanks for listening and thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Jen
HRT alternatives
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