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I am very familiar with this discussion. I was diagnosed with Luminal A (Stage 1A) IDC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/687176/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2022

Anastrozole and cancer diagnosis combination can be overwhelming. I was given Anastrozole for 6 months prior...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/683306/

Discussion: Sadness: Due to Anastrozole or Just Dealing With Breast Cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 22, 2022

Hello, I love Italy, lucky you!!!! I was diagnosed in 2020 at age 54 with MBC,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/681395/

Discussion: Ribociclib: Looking for information about efficacy and side effects

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 16, 2022

I had heart racing and increased blood pressure while on anastrozole. I was in a study...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/678325/

Discussion: Heart racing: Tamoxifen or AI side effects or other causes?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 7, 2022

I too had a new lump form close to the chest wall 9 months after a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/672908/

Discussion: New Lump After Mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 20, 2022

I was on Anastrozole for 12 months - had to beg my oncologist to switch it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/667840/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 4, 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

Thanks so much for the kudos. I have been exercising like crazy for the last 1...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/655124/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 17, 2021

There are ongoing studies looking at the promise of Modified Citrus Pectin in reducing metastatic cancer....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/652298/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2021

Maybe all of he above. Chemo and or radiation take a lot out of your body....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/651727/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 5, 2021

@astaingegerdm thank you for your comment. I had a bone density in May 2021 and it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/645765/

Discussion: Taking a Lower Dose of Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2021

I am so sorry, it is so painful, I am so grateful that mine disappeared after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644102/

Discussion: Side Effects of Anastrozole - bone loss

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 11, 2021

When I discussed this with my oncologist in July, reducing the dosage of Arimidex (Anastrozole), she...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/627430/

Discussion: Lower dose of Exemestane (<25 mg)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 18, 2021

Your case seems similar to mine, I’ll be 68 in a few weeks. I was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/624505/

Discussion: How To Decide Next Steps After Lumpectomy.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 8, 2021

Hi Beth, I moved your message to this discussion started by @roch who was asking similar...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/619660/

Discussion: Zometa (Zoledronic acid), should I take if not on AIs?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 25, 2021

I have also recently been advised by my oncologist to consider the Zoledronic acid and I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/605181/

Discussion: Zometa (Zoledronic acid), should I take if not on AIs?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 27, 2021

This is exactly what happened to me, I started the anastrozole in November, 2019 and except...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/604831/

Discussion: Arimidex Pain Starting after 17+ months

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 26, 2021

I was diagnosed with Stage 1 BC, Grade 2, invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) with 2 small...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/594846/

Discussion: Conflicted on taking medication

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2021

Yes, my side effects from Anastrozole came on slowly. I think I took it for a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/594077/

Discussion: Arimidex Pain Starting after 17+ months

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 13, 2021

@elizm, That was ONE of my side effects from Anastrozole, too. I ended up having an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87595/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 12, 2021

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