to take Tamoxifen or not

Hey Keep Dancing Maria (love your user name by the way!!)

I have been on Tamoxifen for just over a year now.  It is certainly a personal choice and one that only you can make.  I have the occasional hot flush but the main side effect for me is stiffness in my hip joints.  If I don't walk everyday I really seize up.  The eternal optimist in me sees this as a gentle reminder that the Tamoxifen is actually working and that if there are any nastly lil hormone positive cells there it will be attacking them!!  Also when my alarm goes off in the morning to get out of bed and go for a walk, my hips remind me that I need to go!!  I doubt I would have consistently exercised (especially now the weather is cold) as much as I do (ie; 6 days a week) without my hips demanding that I go!!....I feel great and are much fitter than I have been in years.....so perhaps it's not all bad???

Good luck with your decision

X Liz