Tag: tamoxifen

• The Silent Hell of Cancer After Treatment

  Everyone thinks that once you finish chemo, surgery and radiation it’s done. You go right back to normal and aren’t you the survivor for getting through all that. Yay you!. Well, I sometimes think during treatment is the easy part. They tell you where to go, what you are doing and why. You spend a…

  Erika Sherek

  January 12, 2018

  Early Cancer Updates

  aromacin, breast cancer, breast cancer treatment, cancer, cancer treatment, exemestane, ladybits, mona lisa, mona lisa touch, tamoxifen

• Because I’m Fabulous!

  I met with my Medical Oncologist today.  I’m going to start on Aromasin (Exemestane) on Monday.  I take the Lupron shots every 6 months. This shot shuts my ovaries down so I don’t produce any estrogen. The adrenal glands still produce hormones so the Aromasin will stop this production of estrogen. This should ensure that…

  Erika Sherek

  November 2, 2016

  Early Cancer Updates

  #diva, #hormones, aromasin, bitch please, breast cancer, cancer, chemo, exemestane, fabulous, Lupron, oncology, radiation, radiology, tamoxifen, warrior

• Keeping up with trends

  

  This week is quite the week.  I meet with ALL the Doctors! (AND PT) Of course the song You Wanna Piece of Me runs through my head. But I’ve been noticing I am doing pretty good keeping up with the latest trend in everything. Seems all the cool kids are doing the breast cancer thing..so of…

  Erika Sherek

  September 21, 2016

  Early Cancer Updates

  #DEXA, #diva, #fuckcancer, Arimidex, breast cancer, cancer, Lupron, lymphedema, masectomy, mastectomy, Osteophenia, tamoxifen, warrior