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You do not have to taper, it will slowly leave your system. I took it for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1605624/

Discussion: Stopping anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 24 9:14pm

I really can't remember clearly what kind of BC I had, I think it was DCIS...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1602576/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: How to choose and manage side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 20 5:17pm

@forrestbeach26 Your post was very helpful to me, thank you! I am age 63 and diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1603659/

Discussion: Stopping anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 22 9:19am

@soggybones I’m on Reclast which the cancer center approves because it is known to hinder the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1577442/

Discussion: Breast cancer patient also with osteoporosis: AI, Prolia and Reclast

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 18 11:23am

I am 71 and had the same symptoms and test results as you. The biopsy showed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1585273/

Discussion: Papilloma recurring: High risk for breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 28 10:10am

In 2020, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 IDC. I had a lumpectomy and 4 lymph...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1561727/

Discussion: Questions as I prepare for a lumpectomy: Tips please

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 28 10:30am

@gigipatula - I totally agree with the desire for more research & testing to determine what...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1570704/

Discussion: Anyone experience mood swings and nervousness with Anastrozole?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 9 2:25pm

@soggybones I had osteoporosis before cancer. My ob/gym tried to get me to take alendronate for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1577643/

Discussion: Breast cancer patient also with osteoporosis: AI, Prolia and Reclast

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 18 3:36pm

I am 58 and had a lumpectomy 3 weeks ago for dcis and invasive ductal carcinoma,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1569256/

Discussion: Questions as I prepare for a lumpectomy: Tips please

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 7 5:50pm

I'm in the same circumstance! I'm 70 and the DCIS was so small that it was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1058262/

Discussion: DCIS do I really need an AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2024

Hi Wondering if anyone has experienced tinnitus while on tamoxifen any dose. This is my sixth...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1054861/

Discussion: Anyone taking 5 mg Tamoxifen: Do you have side effects with 5 mg?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2024

Here’s what I looked at to make my decision- I was 67 at diagnosis, DCIS only,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1006484/

Discussion: DCIS do I really need an AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 30, 2024

Oh, we threw everything at it. My oncologist stresses that I'm at high risk of recurrence...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1005629/

Discussion: ER positive breast ca preventative hysterectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 29, 2024

I was diagnosed with DCIS and had a lumpectomy 12 years ago followed by radiation. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953705/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

I was diagnosed 16 yrs ago,, and diagnosed this year w a NEW cancer in contralateral...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/950139/

Discussion: Conflicted on taking medication

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 19, 2023

You stated that have Invasive ductal cancer stage 1 ,but then the path report said DCIS,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908731/

Discussion: Invasive breast cancer: What's next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 6, 2023

I had 35 rads 16 yrs ago for grade 1 DCIS in my right breast. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890868/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 6, 2023

I took letrozole for 5 years without significant side effects. It is possible that the people...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/850641/

Discussion: Decision about Letrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 28, 2023

I had the same (DCIS left breast, no lymph nodes involved). Lumpectomy and oncoplastic at same...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/839043/

Discussion: Does anyone have experience with a lumpectomy and a breast reduction?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 7, 2023

I was diagnosed in 2003 at the age of 56 with DCIS in my right breast....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832477/

Discussion: Opting out of radiation or chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

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