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I was scheduled for a lumpectomy for Stage 0 DCIS. I felt uneasy. I felt the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1483017/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 15 11:38am

@laurieak This is good to hear. I was diagnosed with Stage 0 in one breast about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1462788/

Discussion: Lumpectomy + radiation VS Mastectomy -- pros cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 17, 2025

I was advised to take anastrozole after a lumpectomy and radiation. I told my med oncologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1323551/

Discussion: Has anyone stopped anatrozole because of carpal tunnel symptoms??

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 9, 2025

I also had grade one, decided on lumpectomy and radiation but I had radiation in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763343/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 20, 2022

I could not tolerate the drugs at all, swelling of hands and feet, dizziness, lethargy, very...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/747861/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 10, 2022

Thanks for sharing and you're so on point with advocating for the best surveillance. My oncologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1011250/

Discussion: Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 7, 2024

Thank you for sharing this. I've been dealing with what I thought was cervical radiculopathy (left...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/794868/

Discussion: My experience with proton beam therapy & breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 10, 2023

I just had first mammo/us 6months post radiation. Will be getting an MRI in the next...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/741382/

Discussion: Anyone else diagnosed with IDC & ILC, at the same time?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 24, 2022

I had colon cancer in 2016, L. breast lumpectomy 2020, R. breast lumpectomy 2024. Radiation only...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1404406/

Discussion: Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 29, 2025

I am 2 years after lumpectomy and radiation. At 18 months, I out of nowhere developed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1311457/

Discussion: Breast Cancer and Neuropathy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 23, 2025

If you are comfortable saying--what kind of breast cancer treatments have you had? Or are you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1056566/

Discussion: Life after Breast Cancer: What’s next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Hey, edwendt! Kudos to you for doing your best at protecting yourself, even through non-positive side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1050647/

Discussion: Letrozole: When will I start feeling/seeing side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 14, 2024

I'm posting this article included in today's ASCO email as it specifically refers to radiation in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815815/

Discussion: Right breast cancer DCIS: Is 4-5 weeks of radiation normal protocol?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

I had a lumpectomy, 18 radiation treatments, the last 4 being 'bursts'. I had lymph nodes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/770621/

Discussion: Anyone experienced delayed lymphedema after lumpectomy?

Support Group: Lymphedema

Posted: Nov 8, 2022

I am newly diagnosed and am ER+ PR-HER2- I am going to be doing chemo. Then...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1297138/

Discussion: Has anyone not gone thru radiation and hormone blockers?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 5, 2025

I appreciate your reply. I read this study when my oncologist recommended that I try exemestane...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1051796/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

I feel the same way. I’m about to turn 68 and had a lumpectomy almost 2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/698620/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 13, 2022

I started 2 weeks after my last radiation treatment, so was used to one long nap...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955646/

Discussion: When do side effects of anastrozole begin?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 29, 2023

My conclusion from this sentence in this study "There was no overall difference in the level...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/881807/

Discussion: Why are dosages for estrogen suppression drugs one-size-fits-all?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2023

This is a great chat - just joining now. I'm 50 and I had breast cancer/lumpectomy/chemo/radiation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/858229/

Discussion: Anastrozole Brain Fog

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 11, 2023

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