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Aromasin

Tamoxifen Trouble

September 27, 2009

Moorfields Eye Hospital
coat of arms
Image via Wikipedia
A week after starting Tamoxifen, I woke up and all I could see was a greyish-yellow film across my right eye; nothing else.
Thinking the worst, I rushed to my Oncology Doctor. “I’ve never seen this before – I am sure it isn’t anything to worry about”.
Oh yeah?
(Eventually I [...]

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Why suffer?

October 13, 2008

‘The Fortress’ (Office of Dept Health

who run NHS) Wikipedia

CANCER DRUGS HAVE HORRID SIDE EFFECTS – BUT THERE ARE WAYS OF DEALING WITH THEM .
WHATEVER YOU DO, TRY AND STAY ON THE DRUGS; SURVEYS PROVE WE LIVE LONGER if we have taken the full course.
I have been on Tamoxifen, Arimidex and [...]

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Osteoporosis, diet and who is at risk

September 17, 2008

Machine to measure Bone
Density – Image via Wikipedia

OSTEOPOROSIS
Osteoporosis literally means ‘porous bones’, and if you are put on certain drugs e.g. Aromasin, you will be monitored in case you develop this.
The bones in our skeleton are made of a thick outer shell and a strong inner mesh which looks like honeycomb made up of bony [...]

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