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I was 75 when I had IDC partial mastectomy and reconstruction combined surgery at Jax Mayo....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1334948/

Discussion: Reconstructive at same time as lumpectomy, then radiation?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25 12:30pm

I too had IDC & hormone positive & had to give up my HRT which I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067558/

Discussion: When you have hormone positive breast cancer, how to manage menopause?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 14, 2024

I had local recurrence, near scar after lumpectomy, 2.5 yrs after diagnosis of same (IDC, ER+),...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1000094/

Discussion: Anyone experience regional recurrence of stage 1 ER+ BC < 5 years?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 19, 2024

I’m sorry your daughter is going through this. I had surgery 3 weeks ago for stage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890906/

Discussion: Direct to Implant and Reconstruction Same Day

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 6, 2023

I had LCIS for 20 years with 2 previous biopsies, a nipple removal due to a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/875890/

Discussion: LCIS multiple biopsies in 1 1/2 years.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

@cob13 Thank you so much for sharing the experience. It’ll certainly help someone who experiences a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1191931/

Discussion: Unusual Presentation of DCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 16, 2024

Yes, about a 2 cm patch of DCIS grade 2/3 which had turned into multifocal IDC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/977520/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 9, 2023

Hello @cartersgirl2 Welcome to connect. I am sorry you are dealing with something so rare. That...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/935500/

Discussion: Xanthogranulomatous mastitis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 24, 2023

Im 66 Dx 2B IDC Bilateral lumpectomies Waiting for my Onco results -I’ll let u no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/833815/

Discussion: Intermediate Oncotype score: Did you choose chemo?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 29, 2023

I was diagnosed with stage 1 IDC in 2016. Then metastatic breast cancer to bones end...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/819300/

Discussion: MBC What did you experience when 1st line treatment stopped working?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 1, 2023

Diagnosed with stage 1 IDC at age 60, have osteoporosis, so instead of taking AI’s, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1050259/

Discussion: Anyone taking 5 mg Tamoxifen: Do you have side effects with 5 mg?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 13, 2024

I am 72. I took Raloxifene and the only side effect I had was cold-sensitivity. That...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955302/

Discussion: Conflicted on taking medication

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 28, 2023

@nana3131, according to this article from Mayo Clinic: - Radiation for breast cancer https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/radiation-therapy-for-breast-cancer/about/pac-20384940 “Increasingly, doctors...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797752/

Discussion: Invasive ductal carcinoma and length of radiation treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 16, 2023

I was 60, I chose a lumpectomy on left breast and reconstructive on both. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1360470/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 31 6:57am

1. No idea about twilight 2. They won’t know how much radiation until the pathology report...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1282990/

Discussion: A lot of questions: DCIS treatments and second opinions?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16 7:15am

I was diagnosed with "invasive ductal carcinoma of no special type with lobular invasion pattern" (Stage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1329831/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 18 10:57am

I completely agree with the cancer PTSD. I had IDC in 2021. I was told it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1288184/

Discussion: Emotional aftermath following breast cancer treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 23 11:36am

I think there is an overall trend in less is more. We saw this with the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788951/

Discussion: Estradiol levels with AI

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2022

So you are probably fine and they are just being careful. With invasive cancer, however small,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1021919/

Discussion: HR+ and HER2-: Considering options with AIs or tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 24, 2024

I had to have a second surgery after my lumpectomy and reconstructive. My DCIS the margins...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1272334/

Discussion: Surgeon missed the margins. 2nd surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 2 8:07am

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