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Only cut you hair about 2 inches from your scalp. Not all hair falls out &...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/319288/

Discussion: Wigs: Prepping for hair loss due to chemo: Where to start?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Aug 30, 2020

I am also stage I, no lymph node involvement but I had a bi lateral mastectomy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86428/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2017

I had asked my Mayo oncologist to draw my baseline estradiol and estrone levels before starting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/656318/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2021

I was diagnosed with LCIS in 2013 at the age of 54 and with invasive Lobular...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/803816/

Discussion: LCIS: What treatment(s) did you choose?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 30, 2023

Hi Rosa1935 My ongoing connection to this sharing relationship with all in this forum has tested...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/892159/

Discussion: Remedies for Joint Discomfort/Pain on AI ( Anastrozole)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 8, 2023

Jussnunu, hi, and I’m very sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I too was diagnosed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/751673/

Discussion: Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2022

Like @elizm , I thought wigs were the way to go. I got one and in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/319280/

Discussion: Wigs: Prepping for hair loss due to chemo: Where to start?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Aug 14, 2020

I am always amazed to hear medical plans and how they differ from one person/set of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826645/

Discussion: Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Stage 2 - Treatment Plan?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 15, 2023

I have just completed 5 years taking anastrozole for stage 2b breast cancer. I had surgery,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/697928/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 11, 2022

I was diagnosed in Nov 21 and told only my sister that lives in another state....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/814449/

Discussion: Family and friends reactions to diagnosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 20, 2023

Hello to all....... I'm chiming in here and first want to say that what I'm about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87043/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 26, 2019

As a Cancer survivor in 2003, I had ductal carcinoma stage III with nine affected lymph...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/856932/

Discussion: How do you cope with a new diagnosis of breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2023

I was unable to take aromatase inhibitors such as Letrozole,etc or tamoxifen.. The drugs caused serious...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211228/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2018

@justbreathe11 My hair is thinning dramatically as I go through chemo for blood cancer. A friend's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1228101/

Discussion: Comfy hats for hair loss - Suggestions?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 2 8:54pm

I am doing ok. Thank you for asking. I decided to go on Verzenio because of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1226160/

Discussion: Anyone taking cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 31 10:18am

I debated after my lumpectomy whether to go back for mastectomy or to have radiation. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1120265/

Discussion: Deciding on Radiation : Photon or Proton?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 8, 2024

In 2001, I was very grateful that Effexor controlled my hot flashes—I was post-lumpectomy for hormone-driven...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/994660/

Discussion: Anyone taken Effexor low dose for menopause symptoms?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 9, 2024

Hi, this is a journey you are about to go through ....so many of us have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/916822/

Discussion: Newbie & scared

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 21, 2023

I had a lumpectomy 6 months ago then one week only of radiation (new protocol, 3000...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/810783/

Discussion: Ending Tamoxifen after 5 years!

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 13, 2023

I have just returned from my 6 year post op appointment. I had a clear mammogram...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87484/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 19, 2019

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