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I was put on Anastrozole on Feb. 1, 2022 after my lumpectomy on 1/27/2022, so barely...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1137020/

Discussion: When do side effects of anastrozole begin?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2024

What astonishes me is the failure of most physicians to understand and then communicate to their...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/942586/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 5, 2023

Hello, I received the first 3 drugs of the 4 you listed when I did my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/677570/

Discussion: Have you taken part in a clinical trial for breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 4, 2022

Hi Lois - I will say that initially I was also a mess - so many...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/819861/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 2, 2023

Hi Amber, I am a 53 year old female and have a CHEK2 gene mutation, extremely...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1161244/

Discussion: Robot-assisted Nipple Sparing Mastectomy (NSM): My recovery journey

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2024

Hi Su417, I am five years out from radiation and chemo and I firmly believe there...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1253460/

Discussion: Fatigue is worse after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 8 5:11pm

When my 11 mm. tumor was discovered on Dec. 7, 2021, I asked my oncologist about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1129627/

Discussion: Oncotype Test

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 24, 2024

khauff.........I had ALH for 2 years which then turned out to be invasive lobular. It has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211237/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 26, 2019

In chat,ting with other women on here since my 1/27/2022 lumpectomy, some from the UK, some...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1049806/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 12, 2024

@windyshores @annkitz @auntieoakley @vivi1 I was just looking up my BC details again from 2013, looking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/861450/

Discussion: Lymphovascular Invasion Present

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 17, 2023

In 2001, I was very grateful that Effexor controlled my hot flashes—I was post-lumpectomy for hormone-driven...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/994660/

Discussion: Anyone taken Effexor low dose for menopause symptoms?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 9, 2024

Carrie, I have begun to realize that the medicine of my youth (born in 1945) has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1019979/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and mental health

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 21, 2024

Your post is encouraging. Thank you! I had a pea sized mass removed along with 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/915288/

Discussion: ILC w/1 lymph node cancerous. Standard not to radiate lymph area?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 19, 2023

Just a little background. First cancer right breast 2007. Second cancer left breast 2018. Lumpectomy and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/336518/

Discussion: Please share your experience with the Diep Flap Procedure

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 5, 2021

I hope your surgery went well. In May 2024, during my very first routine screening MRI...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1224397/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 29 7:31am

First of all, thank you all for being here. Its been helpful to find a place...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/686891/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 6, 2022

Hi @lilacs777 So I even have BC recurrence and can't answer all your questions because it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1213980/

Discussion: What's local recurrence post mastectomy? Understanding terminology

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 15 3:24pm

@bsones, so sorry to hear that you are dealing with ADH. Yes, the waiting is the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211246/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 9, 2019

A lot of people have cancer once and never again. Including breast cancer. If this were...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/727834/

Discussion: Is there anyone that had estrogen positive cancer, without use of AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2022

@just breathe11 I had a similar decision for different reasons. I am just another patient so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1209638/

Discussion: Chemo or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 12 8:15am

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