hi, I was wondering if any of you could advise me. I have been on tamoxifen for almost 8 years. I had a mastectomy Oct 2011 with no chemo or radio. Like many of you I was originally told to take it for 5 years then they told me 10. I feel like my bones and joints are seizing up, I can’t lose weight, my hot flushes are spectacular (I like to exaggerate a bit). I asked the oncologist if I could come off the drug but she wasn’t particularly helpful. She told me to come off it for 4 weeks and then she would see if there was any difference. I thought it took a few months to get it out of your system. Can any of you advise me ? Do you think 8 years is enough? I know nobody can be sure but I could do with some advice as she was pretty dismissive. Thanks
