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Avatar n tn Is there any drug interaction between these two drugs ? I am taking Evista for Osteoporosis.
Avatar f tn Could my recurrence of Ovarian cancer be attributed to my taking Evista for a year? I had ovarian cancer 15 years ago and after surgery and chemo, and a "second look" surgery with multiple biopsies was considered cured.I had a complete hysterectomy and the cancer seemed to be contained in my left ovary. Last winter I found a lump in my left groin which was biopsied and diagnosed as ovarian malignancy.
Avatar n tn Hi, Hair loss in a known but not highly common side effect of Evista. If you do a search: "Evista and hair loss" you will find numerous references to this side effect. This link: http://www.ehealthme.com/ds/evista/hair+loss indicates that as of Sep. 15, 2013, 17,635 people were reported to the FDA to have side effects when taking Evista. Among them, 259 people (1.47%) have Hair Loss. Time on Evista when these people had hair loss: < 1 month 4.35% 1 - 6 months 4.
Avatar m tn Has anyone heard of taking Tamoxifen or Evista as a possible step in breast cancer prevention? My doctor has suggested it because I'm in a high risk category. I'm not sure what to do.
Avatar f tn he said I am cancer free right now, but a high risk of getting breast cancer so he is recommending this medication Evista. He said Evista was better then the tomoxafin because it causes less blood clots. Is this true? I haven't started any meds yet, since IM going to get a second opinon first to see what is the best course of medication for me to take.Of course there are side effects now what medication doesn't have any side effects right.
Avatar f tn Hi, I'm ok, but I think about this every day since I found out. It bothers me more than I thought it would. I have no known family history, but my mother died at 60 from complications from uterine cancer. I am post menopausal. When I was 49 my husband died and my periods just stopped suddenly and I had only hot flashes. But they were often and I would get drenched at work. So I took Prempro. I never stopped taking it because every time I tried the flashes came back.
600561 tn?1326845621 I am 68 and all tests indicate that I am in very good health. For the moment, my only perscription drug is Evista. Where can I go with this question? Thanks.
Avatar f tn How long should a woman stay on Evista if no negative side affects?
Avatar n tn He also said an oncologist would later discuss prophylactic treatment with tamoxifen or evista (I have osteopenia, and he said evista can be beneficial for that). I am very frightened and anxious. Seventeen years ago I had a benign lump removed in the other breast. Two years ago I had emergency surgery for a retinal detachment and have only just now come to terms with my altered vision the various complications from the detachment.
Avatar f tn But then, nobody is going to come to any bc cancer forum to share that they have no side effects from tamoxifen. It's only brought up when side effects are involved, right? So, there may be a good many who don't have those negative symptoms. It's just that I wouldn't know about those people and have never heard from them. cheers, kat PS: A 2 year old? Don't they burst with energy. You must mean like myself, 200 year old.
492490 tn?1255405372 There are also stage III clinical trials for Ovature out there to make you sensitive to platin again -- my doctor also keeps talking about Navelbine as a possible alternative treatment, although my research showed it mainly is used for small cell lung cancer. The Femara, Evista, and Arimidex and Tomoxifen are all used to try to stall the need for chemo again, but don't make anything go away, they just slow it down if the do anything at all,.
Avatar f tn When a doctor on ABC national news suggested that women stop taking it after 5 years, I made an appointment with my doctor to discuss stopping this med. My doctor agreed, but now suggests that I take Evista. I researched Evista online and found that it is linked to increased risk of ovarian cancer and stroke, in addition to other nasty symptoms I have never experienced (including hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia). I am afraid to take this drug, too, and don't know what to do.
Avatar n tn Hi, You haven't reached the right forum for the doctor; this is the survivor's forum. But, we do have some experience we can share. I'm on Aromasin and it seems to be doing the trick for me. It's been shown to be quite a bit more effective than Tamoxifen at curtailing the production of estrogen. My estradiol (estrogen) blood level is at a negative 20 at the moment, and I take Aromasin only every other day.
Avatar f tn Okay, thank you. Sorry, I am just getting familiar with this website, so hope I didn't post on wrong forum. I will check on "Women's Health" forum.
Avatar n tn I am not sure which medication your mother is taking, but Evista (raloxifene) can cause muscle cramps of the legs. Please have your mother make an appointment with her physician.
Avatar n tn Two lymph nodes were involved, I had a lumpectomy, lymph node dissection (l5), chemo, radiation, and tamoxifen followed by evista, which I currently take. My mother and her sister both had breast cancer (neither died from cancer). No one ever suggested I have anything but a yearly mammogram, always negative. I am most concerned about my daughter, who is scheduled for the MRI guided biopsy Feb. 20. I also wonder if I should be getting any tests other than the yearly mammogram.
Avatar f tn I had estrogen positive stage 2 breast cancer eight years ago. I had my overies and breasts removed because I have a family history of breast cancer. I' m currently taking Evista and my estrogen level is the same as a mans. Am I out of the woods yet?
Avatar n tn Evista can cause biliary calculus which could 'feed into' conditions that might result in pancreatitis.
Avatar f tn Since my T score is going down, I am going to try Evista.
Avatar f tn Dear convertanjou: The conditions you mention in the report are mostly benign changes. Certain benign changes such as ADH, LCIS and columnar cell changes, however, are associated with an increased risk of cancer. When these are identified, it is common to then do an excisional biopsy that removes the whole area of concern to be certain that there is not a cancer that that may have been missed on the needle biopsy.
Avatar f tn Yep, you understand it all right honey. Well, I didn't like the stereotactic very much, so I thought the excisional was going to be bad. I worried for nothing. I had a wire guided biopsy. I only felt a quick needle stick while I was told to to try to relax by some very kind techs. Before I knew it I felt nothing and that procedure was over. Then the excisional biopsy was a piece of cake. Off to la-la land with some nice drugs and I fell asleep. Woke up numb.
Avatar n tn I am currently on 2 osteoporosis medicines (Evista and Fosomax) in attempts to stop the microfractures from occuring. After a few months of taking these, I did improve. However, my hips and back recently started bothering me again, in the form of spasms. I cannot get another MRI for a few more weeks. I take Naproxin 2x's/day and muscle relaxers 1-2 times/day. Acupuncture gives me great short term relief, but the spasms are back the next day.
340734 tn?1256586262 t work at all, and neither did evista. I really hope the weekly taxol will knock the stupid cancer back into submission/remission.
Avatar f tn Either estrogen replacement or Evista are good choices in prevention and progression of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Evista may also protect against uterine and breast cancer. If you don't have true osteoporosis, and you are headed in that direction (osteopenia), then estrogen (or Evista) therapy is more appropriate for prevention, than the addition of Fosamax. At the point of osteopenia, Fosamax may be used at reduced doses for prevention of the progression to osteoporosis.
Avatar f tn 10/11 mammogram and sono showed same microcalcification same site same breast. second biopsy diagnosed LCIS. I am on Evista and following up with mammo and sono every 6 months.
Avatar m tn There are some medications that are used to treat breast cancer that can be tried, though they would be used off label. These include tamoxifen (Soltamox) and raloxifene (Evista), here in the U.S. Another is Danazol. I don't know if they would be available in your country or not. Some of these drugs are quite potent and may have unwanted side effects. Be sure to discuss all of that with your doctor prior to taking them. The other option is the surgery.