I started hormone therapy today! woooo. I feel fine, no side effects other than a possible hot flash across my shoulders, but this is something that’s been happening to me occasionally over the past year or so, so it’s nothing new.

My oncologist talked with the radiation oncologist and the plastic surgeon. Plastic surgeon does not want me to get radiation until my tissue expander is fully expanded, and I am fully healed from that. So my oncologist decided to get me started on the hormone stuff right away.

This morning i had my one-month shot, leuprolide, that induces menopause. Onocologist wanted to see how I do on that – we’ll touch base in a few weeks. If it goes well he may switch me to a 3-month shot, so I would only have to come in every 3 months.

Then I take Anastrozole every day. My oncologist said I could start taking it right away so I will take my first one tomorrow morning. I didn’t want to start today in case the combination of that with the injection gave rise to some giant side effects.

So far so good.

My secret hope is that it also shuts down my migraines. Because migraines suck SO BAD. In all of these diagnostic procedures and surgeries and treatment, none of has been anywhere near as bad as a migraine.