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Hi Colleen, how have you been? Good I hope. I just saw my Onc yesterday. We...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/690641/

Discussion: MBC spread to pleural space

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 17, 2022

@johnsoncs1 Yes - the partial mastectomy took me from about an "F" down to an "A."...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/209155/

Discussion: Bilateral Mastectomy or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 1, 2021

@helennicola Helen, I am posting a response here to something you said over on the Shingrix...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/246553/

Discussion: Chemo-induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Breast Cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2020

I was diagnosed at age 63 with Grade 2-ER & Pro+-HER negative. My one sister who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/209134/

Discussion: Bilateral Mastectomy or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 23, 2018

Yes, I am furious about those lymph nodes being removed. Soon after the surgery I refused...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1253554/

Discussion: Fatigue is worse after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 8 8:53pm

Hello @susandesign I am, as always, sorry to hear of anyone new entering this journey. This...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953201/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2023

Hi! Welcome to a community of wonderful women brought together by less than wonderful circumstances 🙃...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/930919/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with breast cancer. Not sure what to say or expect

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 16, 2023

Sadly, I joined the ILC statistics on 12/27/23. Since meeting with the oncology surgeon and with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/999721/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 18, 2024

I am also interested in recurrence. Having a mamogram only is also my biggest fear--I read...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/927631/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 10, 2023

I was pretty nuch the same as you were, not high numbers, but I did do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/754848/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 28, 2022

Fun fun! When lymph nodes dry out they shrink. That’s what causes pain. Therapists will take...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/614982/

Discussion: Muscular skeletal side effects from radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 8, 2021

Trixie, I was reading your posts and saw the nodules on the lung. Can you keep...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/320918/

Discussion: Bone pain from Neulasta (pegfilgrastim)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 3, 2020

Hi @colely It has been 11 years since my mastectomy, but the way I remember it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1104929/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 13, 2024

I’m just remembering what the female radiologist who did my breast biopsy said. She was probably...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1102869/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 10, 2024

Hi @margaretb So glad you're educating yourself. I agree that knowledge is power. My original BC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923604/

Discussion: Tumor Invasion to Pectoral Muscle?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 3, 2023

@hopeful64 Not everyone has side effects from Anastrozole. If some have them, they are all different....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/795501/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 11, 2023

The picture is from week 5 after the mastectomy. I ended up with a bilateral mastectomy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791243/

Discussion: Before ANY Breast Surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 1, 2023

@nataliehope . Just discovered this thread. Diagnosed with HER2 negative în August during ultrasound and later...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/779512/

Discussion: Breast Cancer and complementary or integrative therapies

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 1, 2022

Dear @auntieoakley🤍💚 Thank-you for your attention to this matter, it’s very kind. I spoke to the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/689144/

Discussion: How do I make sense of my biopsy results?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 13, 2022

Hi kammcn @kammcn I had similar situation. I was diagnosed with 2.5 cm mass tumor in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/666633/

Discussion: Anastrozole before surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 30, 2021

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