Anyone taken oestrogen replacement therapy after diagnosis?

Boobytrap

Hi, I'm coming up to four and a half years post bilateral triple positive breast cancer, with 1 affected lymph node. Over those years I've been on Tamoxifen (refused AI) and more recently raloxifine, because I was hoping it might help my menopausal skin. Anyway, I've been looking into the risks of oestrogen post breast cancer because at 47 years old, I hate the impact low oestrogen has on my skin. From what I can read, it's the progesterone that increases the risk and the oestrogen actually lowers recurrence if anything. I have an appointment with an oncologist on 22/2/16 to discuss this, but just wondering whether anyone else has gone down this track? I know some people may find it frivolous and I should be grateful for being alive, especially as I watched my mum die from this 2 years ago, but I can't face the ravashes of low oestrogen on my skin and moods. I'd rather be dying wishing I could live, than living wishing I could die, if you understand me. And I have had the odd scare since my treatment (albeit probably all in my head) so I know how strong a statement that is. I've tried antidepressants, but they don't do much. Even paid for some therapy, but very expensive and not wildly successful. I still have a womb, so I guess I'd need local progesterone, but the effects of that shouldn't be systemic.

Anyone trod this path????