THE 5 YEAR PILL - NOLVADEX TAMOXIFEN CITRATE
THE 5 YEAR PILL
NOLVADEX TAMOXIFEN CITRATE
On September 24th, 2001, which was 3 weeks after finishing my chemotherapy treatments, I began taking NOLVADEX TAMOXIFEN CITRATE 20 mg. twice a day. Nolvadex is a horomone blocker and my cancerous tumor was fed by horomones. I will be taking this pill every morning and every night for 5 years.
The only side-effect I had from taking Nolvadex was having a few hot flashes and night sweats. So to counter-act that side-effect, my oncologist gave me MEGESTROL 20 mg., which was another pill to take along with the Nolvadex. I took 2 of those per day and it stopped the side-effects. After taking Megestrol for 8 months, my oncologist advised that I could try and stop taking it, now that the Nolvadex was built up in my system. So I stopped taking the Megestrol in May of 2002 and the hot flashes and night sweats have not returned!
On September 25th, 2006, I took the last Nolvadex Tamoxifen pill, that was left in the 3 month supply, in the morning.
On September 26th, 2006, I had my final visit with my Oncologist. If the blood work comes back ok, I will be released. I thank Dr. Gerald Schertz, M.D. of the Blue Ridge Cancer Care, for all his expert care. I know that God worked through him to cure me!
On Friday, Sept. 29th, 2006, I called the lab at the Blue Ridge Cancer Care Center and found out that my blood work came back in the normal range, so now I am officially released!
Thanks and Praise be to God and Jesus Christ...He was with me every step of this journey!!!
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