Pregnancy after breast cancer
Hi,
I was diagnosed with early breast cancer last year at the age of 33. It was found by accident when in for a chest X-ray for an unrelated issue and so was a huge shock. Thankfully it was a type that’s not very aggressive and it hadn’t gone anywhere. I had a lumpectomy, 3 weeks of radiotherapy and am now on tamoxifen. When I was diagnosed myself and my husband had just started trying to get pregnant so it was pretty tough to have to put those plans on hold as well as dealing with the diagnosis. My oncologist has said if I do two years of tamoxifen then it has been proven safe to come off it to try and get pregnant. I’m just wondering is there anybody out there in a similar position who has done the two years of tamoxifen and had a successful pregnancy?
Thanks
Hi, I'm sorry to hear of your journey. I'm not in the same position as you, in terms of my family stage and treatment plan but there's a wonderful Facebook group for young women affected by breast cancer that you could consider joining. It's a UK and Ireland group and there are lots of women who are in the same position as you who would share their experiences. If you search Younger Breast Cancer Network UK you'll find their public page. They also have a private group you can join and ask for advice. They give instructions on the public page how to be added to the private one. I've found it a brilliant source of support and information. Best of luck