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@peggrady I had the same diagnosis at about the same age. I wanted to go after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1404265/

Discussion: Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 29 9:16am

I have had surgery and radiation but not chemo because of my weight (at the time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86390/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 30, 2017

Thank you for responding. I had no involvement of lymph nodes, so none removed. However I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/935969/

Discussion: Best doc to follow up on lymphedema?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 25, 2023

We are the same age and I also was diagnosed with IDC. I had lumpectomy and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784925/

Discussion: How important is taking hormone blockers after surgery for IDC?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 14, 2022

Thank you Laurie! I will check additional sites. I have talked with my oncologist and we...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1139926/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 11, 2024

I just started Tamoxofin this week. Did your Onco mention a time frame as to when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764031/

Discussion: HER2- and ER/PR+

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2022

Does anyone know why the AIs are more likely to cause osteoporosis than Tamoxifen? Does weight...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/999486/

Discussion: ER positive breast ca preventative hysterectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 18, 2024

I tool Letrazole for 4 years after receiving all of my tax for Her2+ (chemo and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/709327/

Discussion: Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2022

I have been on Anastrazole for 5+ years now. ER+ breast cancer. 19 lymph nodes removed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1140453/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 12, 2024

I have been on Tamoxifen for a year if you have other questions I can help...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/968358/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and uterine fibroid

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 20, 2023

I had surgery, chemo, and radiation, and since I was staged at 3C it didn't seem...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86440/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2017

The only side I had was thinning of my hair. Diahrea was the most annoying one....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/936841/

Discussion: Anastrozole experience: Any tips for managing side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 26, 2023

I was concerned about that, too, but they do stay down. Evidently the fiberfill has enough...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/107267/

Discussion: Chose not to get breast reconstruction

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 15, 2016

I too chose to go flat (was 69 and married over 30 years when DMX performed)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1061561/

Discussion: Who Else Has Decided NOT To Have Implants or Reconstructive Surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 3, 2024

I was on Letrazole since my mastectomy about a year ago. I could barely move with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1374222/

Discussion: Switch from letrozole to exemestane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 19 11:09am

I don't see my oncologist until July but I feel I need to start addressing this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857269/

Discussion: Did you experience growth of fat around your middle with Exemestane?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2023

I was able to lose some weight on Anastrozole ( using WW) and at one year...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/962795/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2023

I was dx TNBC and BRCA2+ in left breast and was told high rate of recurrence...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1101754/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 8, 2024

I'm the total opposite. I am over weight and don't exercise. I'm 77 and just went...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1294282/

Discussion: Emotional aftermath following breast cancer treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 1 11:56am

I’ve been on Anastrozole for 3-1/2 years now and will continue until the 5 year mark....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/795605/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 12, 2023

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