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Thank you Laurie! I will check additional sites. I have talked with my oncologist and we...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1139926/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 11, 2024

I have been on Anastrazole for 5+ years now. ER+ breast cancer. 19 lymph nodes removed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1140453/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 12, 2024

I tool Letrazole for 4 years after receiving all of my tax for Her2+ (chemo and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/709327/

Discussion: Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2022

I just had bilateral in Jan and love the fact that I had both removed. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1244442/

Discussion: Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy & Reconstructive Surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 24 9:55am

I have been on Tamoxifen for a year if you have other questions I can help...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/968358/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and uterine fibroid

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 20, 2023

I had surgery, chemo, and radiation, and since I was staged at 3C it didn't seem...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86440/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2017

I don't see my oncologist until July but I feel I need to start addressing this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857269/

Discussion: Did you experience growth of fat around your middle with Exemestane?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2023

The only side I had was thinning of my hair. Diahrea was the most annoying one....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/936841/

Discussion: Anastrozole experience: Any tips for managing side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 26, 2023

I was concerned about that, too, but they do stay down. Evidently the fiberfill has enough...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/107267/

Discussion: Chose not to get breast reconstruction

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 15, 2016

I was able to lose some weight on Anastrozole ( using WW) and at one year...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/962795/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2023

I was dx TNBC and BRCA2+ in left breast and was told high rate of recurrence...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1101754/

Discussion: Optional double mastectomy over single. What helped you to decide?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 8, 2024

I too chose to go flat (was 69 and married over 30 years when DMX performed)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1061561/

Discussion: Who Else Has Decided NOT To Have Implants or Reconstructive Surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 3, 2024

About 4.5 months since I stopped Tamoxifen, all side effects are gone except eyelids swelling still...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/946787/

Discussion: Did you gain weight on Tamoxifen? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 12, 2023

I’ve been on Anastrozole for 3-1/2 years now and will continue until the 5 year mark....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/795605/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 12, 2023

@dmgweiss @kathyomaha55 Hi, Denise. Yes, bones are a worry for those of us on AIs. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87461/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 14, 2019

I've been taking Anastrozole for almost four years, and for the most part have not had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86695/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 17, 2019

Thank you for sharing your story. I had very early detection, a lumpectomy, and 5 rounds...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1179663/

Discussion: Anastrazole and anxiety

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

I finished up my treatment in 2021, but am still on an AI. I dropped from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1147016/

Discussion: How long did it take you to recover after treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 25, 2024

Qualifier statement: I am taking RSO, supplements, herbs and good nutritional meals as my part of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/316382/

Discussion: ER+ Mutated no longer using Estrogen: ESR1 And PIK3CA Mutations

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 21, 2020

I too stopped taking Arimidex after five years now have enlarged fatty liver, osteopenia, debilitating fatigue,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/209380/

Discussion: Completed 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 11, 2019

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