Mom's Breast Cancer & My HRT

[Martine A.]

First thing to say, I am not panicking. But this had to be opened at some point.

My mom has had breast cancer. Thus I am considering what could that mean for me.

Probably I would be tried with lower dosages during HRT. But I have to consider possibility of being denied HRT 'for my own good'.

So, what could I do to improve my life as a non-hrt transitioner? I suppose those:

1. FFS
2. VFS
3. Breast implants

Somewhere in the world I probably could even get SRS, and then as irony, receive low dosages of T.

Any known life stories?

[Laura_7]

There are people who say tomatoes help against cancer.
Fresh or slightly cooked, with oil.

There is a psychological component to it.
You might try to let go of anger and resentment... letting completely go.

There are also studies showing that bras are not the most healthy thing.
They might restrict blood flow.
So getting rid of it as soon as possible during the day like not wearing it in the apartment or using something else from time to time might also help.

Breast massage might help... twice a day, for example with organic coconut oil.
It might help with blood flow.

[jessical]

There is a study that came out earlier this year that said for MTF's there is no increased risk in getting breast cancer from being on HRT. 

http://www.jctejournal.com/article/S2214-6237%2815%2900049-6/fulltext

[sparrow]

I'm deeply saddened to hear about your mom's cancer.  Cancer sucks.

Some things to discuss with your doctor.  What kind of breast cancer?   Not all are known to be hereditary.  Also, what are your risk factors; are you a heavy drinker / smoker, do you work in heavy industry?  Unless you've got a really high risk, I think you can talk a doctor out of a refusal.

[Cynobyte]

My mom and her mom both died of breast cancer, yet I'm on my 3rd year of hrt..  my mom's sister just finally recovered after chemo from fighting breast cancer....  so yea, maybe I'm stupid for going this route, but it's my happiness that required at this point.  5 years of chemo, I guess I'm not scared of cancer anymore?

So, you can have your dna tested through like 23andme for the breast cancer gene..  usually you get it around 50 to 65 if you gave a gene for it.  But if your female puberty is held back a couple decades, your chance of cancer may be lower by a couple decades if you see the logic in it?

To me, it's the ducts become stagnant with old milk and this creates a mess that causes the cancer.  I decided to start expressing milk in small qtys to keep the ducts clear..  this can be accomplished by prolactin or oxytocin in small doses added to your hormones..  plus it just gives a good feeling:)

I doubt I ever make it to old age since I've already outlived my expiration date that was given to me because of my other disease..  but if I make it past 80 w/o cancer, I'll let ya know:)

But it's your choice to take hormones over a chance of breast cancer.  With that chance, it just means more self checks more often and more mammograms more often to be safe..  new medicine is good if you catch the nasty thing early..  my grandma died because the medicine 3 decades ago was mostly voodoo and prayers..  mom died because she found her cancer after it had spread to her lungs and brain..  she was a nurse too and knew better:(  so, it's your choice, personally I'm going to enjoy my life instead of wonder what could have been..  good luck:)

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[Lynne]

Most of my relatives on my mother's side died from cancer and pretty much all my relatives on my father's side died from vascular diseases. That does not bode well for my future.

That is why I'm not willing to self-medicate and I will not start hormones until I can be sure that the doctors will do their best to monitor everything.

But hopefully soon I'll have the money to start HRT with proper doctor supervision and until the doctors say that it is dangerous for me I won't stop.

[Cynobyte]

You can find the right dr unfortunately that will say asprin is dangerous for you.  It's up to you to do the research and weigh the risks to the outcome..  billions of smokers can't be wrong:)

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[Martine A.]

By recently I completely missed the risks of blood clotting, that seem like greater risk now. Both my grandmother and my mother had cerebral stroke.

One more reason to not self-medicate.

[Promethea]

My mother had breast cancer related to her estrogen, so she's actually taking estrogen blockers now.

I hope I can get at least a low dosage.

Jessica, thank you for that link. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to take into account those cases where the hormones caused cancer in a family member. I'll read it in depth, though. Maybe it has good news for me.

[Laura_7]

By recently I completely missed the risks of blood clotting, that seem like greater risk now. Both my grandmother and my mother had cerebral stroke.

One more reason to not self-medicate.

Well if using pills sublingual use is supposed to help... part of it is supposed to bypass the liver with intake...
there are bioidentical micronized estrogen pills which dissolve fairly easy...
spreading the daily dose in a few small doses might help avoid spikes and lows and help with mood...
some people use very small doses of aspirin additionally... you might ask your doc...
and avoiding smoking should help...

there is additional intake in the form of patches...
they might be used together with pills, for a steady level...

and there are topical gels, injections and implants...


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