hormone therapy effects

I am 74 years old and have been on Hormone Therapy for 24 years. My new doctor had advised me that she will not continue my prescription because she in uncomfortable to prescribe to a woman over 65 years of age. I think that is my decision to make.

I was diagnosed at age 49 in May, 2007 with Stage II, 3 nodes positive. I had 4 rounds of A/C and 4 rounds of Taxol followed by 33 rounds of radiation. My doctor now wants to put me on hormone therapy. I am premenopausal but haven't gotten my period since July due to chemo. She won't put me on Tamoxifin because of a past history of TIA several years ago. She said I would be at too high a risk for stroke on it.

Lymph nodes clear. After surgery had mammosite. Should I do hormone therapy? I also had ovarian cancer 2 yrs. ago. Stage 1A also. Doing well here. Took chemo for OV. and left me with aching legs and joints. The hormone therapy has so many side affects. The drugs suggested for me are Arimidex or Raloxifene. Is there anyone that does not take hormone therapy and is still doing well with no recurrance?

I have been told from the start that with a lumpectomy I would need radiation. I found out later about the hormone therapy. I want to know if this is standard of care for my situation. I had a 1cm lump including DCIS and ILC. My margins were 6mm, 1cm, 5cm, 6cm. The ILC was in a linear pattern and low nuclear grade. 4 of 4 nodes were negative for cancer. I am ER+ 100% and PR+ 90%. I am HER2 negative. I was told my cancer was caught very early and I should be OK.

Hi sorry hormone therapy will not help at all , there are no pills or cream to make your penis any bigger , take care ,

A couple of members here, including myself, watched Robin McGraw yesterday speak about bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. Did you know that women as young as their teens can have hormonal imbalances ? And that you can show signs of perimenopause in your 20s... feel horrible and be misdiagnosed with chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia ? And yet the medical field has failed us again on this other issue.

I've had RAI therapy 4 months ago and went well aside from tenderness of my neck after 2 weeks of treatment. Early this month til now I've had cramps:back of my thighs,arms and neck. And recently, I just felt tightness on my chest and I don't know what it is. Is this the effects of the therapy I 've got?

If you already have some problems with bowel movement, then radiation may not be a way to go. Are you on hormone therapy? This could potentially mask the actual PSA values, making decisions about whether we need to look for disease in the bones difficult to make decisions for as well.

Hi, Tamoxifen is hormonal therapy used in patients with hormone receptor positive status and is known to increase the cancer free survival. Radiation is used generally as an adjuvant to the surgery/chemotherapy/ hormone therapy. What has your breast specialsit advised and what is your diagnosis? Let us know if you have any doubts and post us on how you are doing. Regards.

These hormones are very important for normal functioning of our body and if there is a deficiency of these hormones it is important to take hormone replacement therapy to overcome this deficiency. Please relax HRT will not damage your brain but is essential at the moment for you.

Im reading a lot of advice against the use of hormone replacement therapy, but the studies I have researched report that its the combination of progesterone and estrogen that is bad for you, and that estrogen alone may actually decrease the risk of breast cancer. My question then is has anybody else read any studies similar?

I have been on bioidentical hormone therapy for several years: estrogel 0.06% 2 pumps once daily and prometrium 200 mg. daily. My main symptoms for seeking treatment were severe hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia. These symptoms have subsided since being on hormone replacement therapy. I do not have access to individual dosage evaluation and preparation of these hormones. I know that it is best to take the lowest dosage that gives me relief of my symptoms to decrease my risks of cancer.

Some sites even stated I should have been on HCG during my therapy to reduce the side effects of shrinking testicles, which I have experienced. HCG is supposed to reverse this so I'm wondering if this is what I need, or just another supplement I can buy to help me feel better and energetic again. My doctor has given me no suggestions or recommendations so ANY help is much appreciated!!!

PSA usually drops after Hormone Therapy. With Gllison Score 7 have you got the Biopsy done? Only that can lead to some other treatment, because Hormone therapy is just evassive treatment to slow down the cancer so that other procedures can be done.

Not everyone gets side effects from hormone therapy. I'm taking it and have not had a problem with it. My suggestion is not to refuse it but to try it. It can always be stopped at any time but at least give yourself a chance to benefit from it before you discard the chance for it to work for you.

You need to understand that the advantages of radiation therapy, hormone therapy and chemotherapy are prevention of recurrence, increasing the disease free survival period and to prevent the ocurrence of metastasis. Do let us know what your doctor advises. Hope this helps. Good luck.

Dhea(NL) 458ng/DL Ref range142-1410 Testosterone, total (DSL) 346Ng/DL Ref range 190-1037 Estradiol (DSL) 32 PG/ML None given Cortisol 14.8 Ug/DL None given The doctor told me the numbers were in normal range and it is not a problem. I know that my testosterone is low for my age. I plan on losing excess weight and see what happens from there.

If my breast specialist and chemotherapist say I can have chemo + radiation without health risks will I still need the Hormone Therapy meds? I need your help + an answer in order to discuss the subject with my Oncology Team this coming Tuesday afternoon, please help me. Thanks in advance for your help.

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