I really can't remember clearly what kind of BC I had, I think it was DCIS but will have to look it up. They found a quarter inch tumor with the mastectomy, & then another in the same breast that hadn't shown on the mammogram. So I was glad I'd decided to do a mastectomy. After the lumpectomy 3 years ago in the other breast I decided not to have radiation since the spot was only .7 cm. But it was through other scans for another issue that they saw a large "shadow" in the chest wall behind the mastectomy. So after a breast MRI with contrast and an ultrasound-guided biopsy of the area, they confirmed an 8cm breast tumor under my ribs directly below where the original tumor had been long ago. Dr. calls it a recurrence, since it did not metastasize. Weird, I know. So I've tried two Aromatase inhibitors for 4 months each (nasty side effect of messing up my blood pressure), 4 months of Fulvestrant shots (gave me leg pains & some vein insufficiency so went off it), then a short stint on Tamoxifen which gave me headaches & joint aches even at 5 mg., so went off it too. It has shrunk by 2cm. I'm not sure whether to try anything else (she won't give me Verzenio unless I take it with a hormone blocker, but I'm done with those). I'm afraid a two year effort with all these drugs, not to mention the big effort when I was 43 with C, A, F drug regimen makes me want to just skip them all. Maybe try a "functional doctor" in town for new ideas. It's bee a great Spring gardening with no drugs. Thanks, Life Traveler, for your thoughtful words. ~ Patty the jardinera