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Menstruation state after chemo

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Topic: Menstruation state after chemo

Posted By: Valkayri
Subject: Menstruation state after chemo
Date Posted: Jun 15 2009 at 8:07am

Hi All,

I was just looking through the polls and didn't see one that specifically asked this question and I was curious myself anyway so here we go:)

Thanks,

Kara

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TNBC May 2008 @35
stage 2, grade 3
3.7 cm & under 1cm
BRCA2+
dose dense, neo-adjuvent
4AC& 4Taxotere
bilateral mast Oct.08
Reconstruction finished Nov 09
www.mishmashin.blogspot.com

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Posted By: Terri
Date Posted: Jun 15 2009 at 11:05am

Kara,

I was dx at age 41 and nowhere near menopause. It has now been a year and 6 months since my last period which stopped after my second chemo tx. I wish it would have come back because my husband & I have no children and wish we could have had one. I have been having hot flashes and many other symptoms of menopause the entire time since stopping my period. Luckily the flashes are getting less frequent!

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IDC DX 8/17/07 (age 41)
Stage 1 Grade 1-2, 1.35 cm
2 nodes neg, Lumpectomy 10/07
Chemo: FEC 100 x 6, 35 rads
BRCA 1/2 NEG
PET/CT & Brain CT Nov 09
Brain MRI Aug 2012 NED

Posted By: asearcy79
Date Posted: Jun 17 2009 at 8:53pm

I am 29 and it has only been 2 months since last chemo but i have no periods yet. i have hot flashes like crazy, can't sleep and sweet when i do sleep. accutally having a flash as i type. there are other menopause symptoms i have as well. Has anyone done this and there periods still return?

Posted By: Kellyless
Date Posted: Jun 18 2009 at 8:42am

IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND HAVEN'T STARTED CHEMO: I was offered a clinical trial of some drug they would give me that would put my ovaries "to sleep" during chemo, then they would wake them up when I was done. I declined, my kids are 22 & 16, at 45 I was prolly coming close to menapause anyway, etc. - but I thought it was awesome they had this for someone that was young and wanted children!

My hot flashes started the night after my first Taxol and they SUCK beyond belief. I finished chemo last Friday, I'm hoping that getting more than 13 days from a Taxol treatment will make them diminish - I don't care if my periods don't return (haven't had one in 3 months). My husband put a window unit in our bedroom (in addition to our central air conditioning) so that I can make our bedroom an ice box to try to sleep at night. It's pretty awesome, I highly recommend it if you are in a hot climate - high humidity.

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IDC, 2.2 cm, Stage IIb,lumpectomy 1/30/09 ACx4,Tx4 36 rads
6/1/16 Local recurrence same breast, same spot 1.8cm Carb.4x every 3 wks, Taxol 12x once wk. Dbl Mast. PCR!! Reconstruction fail, NED!

Posted By: kirby
Date Posted: Jun 18 2009 at 2:34pm

I thought this topic would get much more response. I would hope that this is a subject that dr.'s etc would know more about than when I went thru tx in 2001. I was 45 and told that only 10 % would come out to chemo induced menopause at this age. I only had 4 tx. of AC but had a regular period until just prior to my last chemo [then only 2 weeks apart] then abruptly stopped. 10 months later they started up again. I was sad, I had looked upon no menses as a bonus. Fortunately after 6 months of regular periods, they stopped to never return. Hot flashes etc. hasn't been too bad. I still get them on occasion and at this point, that is annoying.

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kirby

dx Feb. 2001. Age 44
Lumpectomy

2cm. no nodes stage 1 grade 3

4 rnds AC, 35 rads