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Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Apr 23 12:26am | Replies (228)

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@pjrist70

yes, but the bigger risk is taking medications that will most certainly damage your body worse. I was not a diabetic until now. My sugar glucose was 82 and now after taking Anastrozole for 21 months I have type 2 diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in my left eye. No one told me this could happen. I was told I will lose my eyesight and go blind. Really? I am so angry. My oncologist didn't think to tell me about my glucose level because he's only concerned with the numbers in my blood that are related to breast cancer. Really? Big pharma is using us as ginny pigs.

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Replies to "yes, but the bigger risk is taking medications that will most certainly damage your body worse...."

Please, please go to this conversation and post about this. I sent this link to another lady yesterday and maybe, you talking about it can help her too.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/i-completed-all-treatments-for-breast-cancer-but-now-i-am-supposed/
I know that there are late effects from cancer treatments, you might want to mention how long ago you took anastrazole and for how long? Did you have other types of treatment as well?