Breast Cancer Support Group

Public Support Group

Follow for updates

Search discussions

Start a new discussion

878 total results

Comments (846)

You might ask your oncologist whether Anastrozole- estrogen blocker - could substitute for chemo. Anastrozole has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1048060/

Discussion: Diagnosed with invasive ductal Carcinoma 2.2mm. Er/HER2 +3 positive

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 9, 2024

I am in month 7 of Anastrozole and tolerating it well. Intermittent joint soreness mitigated by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/769165/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2022

I have early multicentric lobular breast cancer w/ a positive lymph node but have declined all...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1024962/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and mental health

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 29, 2024

When we moved from NC to FL, I looked for a local cancer (we moved to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/107258/

Discussion: Chose not to get breast reconstruction

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 12, 2016

Thank you to all who have commented with good sense for this question. Unfortunately, celebrity carries...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/950067/

Discussion: Anyone know what kind of treatment Suzanne Somers got over the years?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 19, 2023

After my first surgery when they put in expanders it took months before they would actually...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/892075/

Discussion: Direct to Implant and Reconstruction Same Day

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 8, 2023

Sorry to hear about all you have been through. I take Anastrozole and don't have any...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/850503/

Discussion: Opting out of radiation or chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2023

@cfacarol Just to clarify for you... all the AIs are endocrine disruptors (their purpose is to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/276433/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitor side effects - dry mouth

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 20, 2019

What do you do if your oncologist never will not tell you what your chances are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1071538/

Discussion: What happens when you stop taking anastrozole?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 20, 2024

Am pasting the abstract of that article here: . 2014 Aug;14(4):291-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2013.12.008. Epub 2013 Dec...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/834460/

Discussion: Why are dosages for estrogen suppression drugs one-size-fits-all?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 30, 2023

Hi Lisa, As it turns out, she is stage 4, not 3. She is on a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1233376/

Discussion: How to cope with my 54-year-old daughter getting Stage 3 breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 10 1:56am

You are not alone. Hearing the "C" word changed me and you do not have to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1268477/

Discussion: Breast cancer fear

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 28 8:46am

Funny, my oncologist told me that aquiring AIs was very rare. I'm finding that's not true....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1268699/

Discussion: TNBC Survivors with adrenal insufficiency

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 28 12:32pm

I had a paralyzed diaphragm but no pulmonologist recognized that was why I was continually sliding...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/741082/

Discussion: Phrenic Nerve damage and paralyzed diaphragm: Anyone else have this?

Support Group: Lung Health

Posted: Aug 24, 2022

I am on Letrozole/Femara AI. for the past 2.5 years. For me, little to no side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1191970/

Discussion: Anyone know if tamoxifen is more harmful than aromatase inhibitors?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 16, 2024

I have been on three different AI inhibitors. I have had an allergic reaction when I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/941695/

Discussion: Why are dosages for estrogen suppression drugs one-size-fits-all?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2023

At 63 my standard stellar cholesterol levels all my life totally flip-flopped after starting on letrozole....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/820838/

Discussion: Letrozole and Cholesterol

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 4, 2023

The endocrinologist I saw was adamant that fat is a very active 'system, the complexity of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/689299/

Discussion: Withdrawals from Stopping Bioidentical Hormone

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 13, 2022

It takes some practice, but lash strips can work wonders! In my younger days, they were...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153840/

Discussion: Eyelashes Never Grew Back After Chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 8, 2024

I’m over 4 years on Anastrazole and have had no issues with it. I was post-menopausal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/978937/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 12, 2023

Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

2464

50 minutes ago

Osteoporosis & Bone Health

9540

1 hour ago

Women's Health

10010

2 hours ago

Neuropathy

15483

2 hours ago

Cancer: Managing Symptoms

4363

3 hours ago