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Hormone blockers are just horrendous

Helso
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Been on tamoxifen since October 2025.

The side effects are just horrendous. Aches and pains, blurred vision, hot flushes and night sweats thar keep me awake all night. Weight gain and anxiety

 People think once youve done surgury and chemo things go back to normal. I hate this new normal and want my old life back . Im 43 and been thrown into menopause also. 

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    Hello Helso,

    l know where you are coming from, just not where you were heading to. Cancer treatment does not stop the journey, just alters the destination. This is me just back from hospital after the sixth bowel blockage event in the last six years.

    All things considered the new normal is liveable with when the alternative very much was not.Hopefully your treatment has an end date in sight and things will become easier for you,

    David

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    Hello Helso,

    l know where you are coming from, just not where you were heading to. Cancer treatment does not stop the journey, just alters the destination. This is me just back from hospital after the sixth bowel blockage event in the last six years.

    All things considered the new normal is liveable with when the alternative very much was not.Hopefully your treatment has an end date in sight and things will become easier for you,

    David

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