Any advice?

Hi Linda, I took Tamoxifen for 4 months with no noticable side effects. I did get the hotflushes, but they have been part of my life for 7 years, apart from the wonderful 3 months that I took HRT. ( breast cancer put an end to that ). I'm now on Femara ( I'm post menopausal now ), and I get side effects, so I'd much prefer the tamoxifen. You mentioned about wanting to do specific exercises, post breast cancer. I had all my surgeries at the Sydney Adventist Hospital in Wahroonga. ( Sydney ). the physio department there, runs classes in the pool and the gym specifically for breast cancer surgery patients. I love these classes, and as we have all been through cancer and the various surgeries, we have a wonderful comraderie between us all. There is no embarrassment with lopsideness or baldness, and usually the class concludes with coffee at the canteen. The exercises are designed especially for our type of surgery and recovery, and many have been going for years. I don't know where you are from or what hospital you had your surgery, but maybe you could enquire at the physio department and see if they have a good program running. Also there is an Encore program that the YWMCA runs for breast cancer as well. It is very inexpensive and is an 8 week session and moves around to different areas. I have no other details about it, but google could probably help you. Also the BCNA have just released a DVD on pilates specific to breast cancer patients. Good luck with everything. Love Chris xx Wishing you all the best for 2012. Love Chris xx