Positive Tamoxifen Experience
Hi everyone,
When I first found out I’d be taking tamoxifen I googled it. Yes, I know, why?! But who is strong enough to resist? I’m prone to putting myself through the torture of googles. And what a special kind of hell that is!
As you might expect, Dr Google turned up site after site of women suffering what seemed like the very tortures of hell. Burning hot flushes, bone grinding aches, mild dementia. I couldn’t fathom the depths of their suffering and was terrified of the pain to come.
In wretched fear, I googled “Tamoxifen positive experience” one account came up of an Australian woman who’d come through breast cancer and was on tamoxifen and taken up jogging. Just one across the breadth of the internets.
So here I am, surprised to be having what seems a pretty ordinary day 7 weeks into taking tamoxifen. And while I'm sorry to know there are so many suffering side effects, I'd like to provide some hope and comfort that there are many others who are spared those experiences and may not be sharing it on the internet. We are more likely to share our negative experience than positve. But today was nothing short of marvelous!
My hot flushes were so mild I didn't even need to take my hoodie and scarf off. There is hope, and no need to fear the worst. Thank you jogging tamoxifen lady for giving me hope. Here is to more positive tamoxifen experiences.