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Thank you for sharing! I have also wondered what Radiation will be like. You said your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/941390/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2023

You can also ask if your facility offers radiation in the prone position. You lay on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1370457/

Discussion: Does anybody know about heart problems with radiation?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

I also have HER2 breast cancer. I have had only one breast taken, done radiation, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723453/

Discussion: Anyone decide not to do reconstruction after getting the expander in?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 4, 2022

@mistymar I take AlgaeCal which is available OTC. Oncologist prescribed Fosamax but that comes with its...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1543096/

Discussion: Advice on Exemestane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 5 7:48am

Well, here I am again studying about radiation after lumpectomy. I’m 73, so the Radiologist said...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764715/

Discussion: Breast cancer-free anniversaries

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2022

I had radiation for breast cancer in 2025, I had a severe cold/virus this month with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1559297/

Discussion: Recurrence of breast cancer after 17 years

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: 2 days ago

I had lumpectomy 4-2023, 15 days radiation, but radiation took me over a month to heal....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1042593/

Discussion: After DCIS lumpectomy, seroma, and radiation, is it safe to do rehab?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 30, 2024

My first diagnosis was radiation induced pneumonia especially as it was on the side of radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1121695/

Discussion: Lumpectomy or mastectomy that is the dilema. Any insight would help.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2024

I finished radiation July 2024, so I'm a few months short of a year post radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1279550/

Discussion: Anastrazole and teeth problems

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 11, 2025

I have been on GLP-1 for about 3 years prior to cancer diagnosis (lost @ 37...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1549751/

Discussion: Anyone taken an aromatase inhibitor with GLP-1 weight loss medication?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 13 1:45pm

@reflector75 Hey there! In 2006 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I went through surgery,chemo, radiation,...

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Discussion: Letrozole later onset side effects

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 12 10:55am

I had in ductal Ca and radiation but did not have your side effects. I did...

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Discussion: Radiation and nausea

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 23, 2024

If you had a double mastectomy, why do they want to do radiation? I have a...

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Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 10, 2024

This is what my radiation oncologist suggested that I use to help my skin, applying it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903913/

Discussion: Starting Radiation Treatment: Worried about side effects. Tips welcome

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 29, 2023

Hi @brighterdays, I hope you saw the helpful comments to your questions. Have you had radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898645/

Discussion: Radiation induced fibrosis: How are you managing it?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 19, 2023

@gailmarienewton yes, your body has been through a battle for sure, but the good news is,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1531788/

Discussion: Post radiation after breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 21 12:39am

My wonderful radiation oncologist told me to eat whatever looked appetizing (my radiation treatments began after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1141278/

Discussion: Diet during radiation treatments

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 14, 2024

I just read this article about radiation for older women. Don't know your age! https://www.statnews.com/2023/02/15/older-breast-cancer-patients-study-radiation-survival-rates/

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Discussion: Right breast cancer DCIS: Is 4-5 weeks of radiation normal protocol?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 21, 2023

This question was posted quite a while ago (2019) and I'm wondering if there are others...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1516186/

Discussion: Looking for your experiences with Brachytherapy for Breast Cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 28 12:24am

Maybe you have an zero estrogen level too! I have never heard the oncotype test connected...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86906/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 28, 2019

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