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You can do a combination of elliptical and mall walking to avoid exercise boredom. I’m trying...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644056/

Discussion: Going back to work after cancer: Is this exhaustion normal?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Oct 11, 2021

I was on Xeloda (affected my hands and feet) then Anastrozole (made me terribly moody) and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1168378/

Discussion: Anyone experienced dizziness or optical changes with exemastane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 5, 2024

I don’t know all the food options. Trying to eat more fresh salads, less chocolate 🍫....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1099264/

Discussion: Have you changed your diet post breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 4, 2024

I was given no nutritional/diet guidance during radiation. Dietary guidelines do not seem to be part...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1138826/

Discussion: Diet during radiation treatments

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 9, 2024

I was on exemestane for 7 years with little side effects. I had some weight gain,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/960878/

Discussion: Advice on Exemestane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2023

Hi @lynnj3 I always ate protein (eggs, avocado, yogurt) for breakfast, nuts and fruit for snacks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/915213/

Discussion: Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What treatments are you having?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 18, 2023

@bjohnson511 to me it seems that any drug, or any dose of any drug, that is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035680/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

I'm so sorry for how hard that must be. I have just started taking Tamoxifen and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882160/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2023

I had Invasive Lobular Carcinoma and DCIS diagnosed Jan 2023 followed by lumpectomy, sentinel lymph node...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/883557/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 23, 2023

I should add that more than 4 months after diagnosis of lobular with de novo bone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/863149/

Discussion: Mastectomy instead of lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 20, 2023

I just went off Anastrozole and about to try 20mg Tamoxifen. I am 75, early stage....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752706/

Discussion: 5mg vs 10mg of Tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 22, 2022

Hi. I’m Glenda from Florida, I’m about 6 months out from my last radiation 01/08/2024. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1096676/

Discussion: Breast pain/inflammation and swelling post radiation?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2024

Thanks Miriam. I am 64, and have been on hormone replacement pellets for 10 years, my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1096952/

Discussion: Does everyone experience bad side effects from Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2024

I had mild hair loss. My only issue was stomach problems but then I am prone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/988486/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 30, 2023

Hey there! Your surgical oncologist is the best physician to see about this. You had no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/935870/

Discussion: Best doc to follow up on lymphedema?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 25, 2023

No, I had surgery on both breasts. The lesser one was the one I hurt. We...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708688/

Discussion: Can radiation cause a hematoma to solidify?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 16, 2022

@samanthavon My weight has been fine on exemestane - haven't felt extra hungry. Recently, I've gained...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87557/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 14, 2020

I’m in the same situation, 10 months in, lost 15 since diagnosis last January, minimal side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797402/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 16, 2023

I have too struggled with increasing breast sizes. I have gone up 3 sizes in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/313937/

Discussion: Breast enlarged

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 24, 2020

I took Alpha Lipoic for incontinence and it helped a lot. I found it on my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1008611/

Discussion: Alpha Lipoic Acid, physician recommended?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 2, 2024

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