Recovery: due to start Zoladex injections

I was diagnosed in may2020 with breast cancer. Had lumpectomy and radiotherapy, have been on tamoxifen since I feel like a woman of 90, constantly drained aching joints fluid retention the list goes on when does this go away just read about the damage your left with.I am constantly hurting feel I have lost myself I feel so miserable all the time as I am frustrated because I really want my old self back to be able to enjoy my life ,my job and family,i feel people look and see me and say how well i look but i feel completely useless.I am due to start zoladex injections as tamoxifen isn't agreeing with me.Read reviews on this and that's scaring me to.

  • Hello Malandra, 

    I am sorry to hear Tamoxifen hasn't been agreeing with you and has caused all these side effects. Poor you it sounded really difficult to bear and I hope that Zoladex will work better for you. There is information on our website on this page on Zoladex which I hope will be useful to you. I hope you won't mind but I have changed the title of your thread to include the words 'Zoladex injections' so that it will attract more relevant replies. 

    Many members of our forum will have had Zoladex injections and I hope that they will be along shortly to share their experience with you. I've had a little look around our forum and found this thread which might be of interest to you or also this one so don't hesitate to respond if you wish. There are plenty more relevant threads so all you need to do is type in the keywords 'Zoladex' for example in our search function which is located on the blue banner at the top and you will see other threads on the subject. 

    Our nurses are available on this free number 0808 800 4040 - their line is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm so don't hesitate to give them a call if you would like to talk things through with them.

    I hope you will hear from other ladies who have been in a similar situation and that they will be along shortly to share their experiences with you.

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator