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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

I assume the other 2 lumps were identical in nature to the larger one. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/734059/

Discussion: Is there anyone that had estrogen positive cancer, without use of AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 4, 2022

I hope you don't feel scared into submission for long and I have confidence that you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/688768/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 11, 2022

I believe there is a lot to be said about trying different types of AI's including...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1144529/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 20 10:48am

BC survivors often have tough decisions to make about their future health and quality of life....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/771836/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2022

First started with anastrozole but had a reaction (itchy all over) so was switched to letrozole....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1037138/

Discussion: Does taking aromatase inhibitor at night contribute to insomnia?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 20 11:52am

Welcome Susan! First of all, we are very lucky to have drugs to take to try...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86322/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 1, 2016

I lost my sister to breast cancer. It matasized and,went into her arm, lymph nodes, brain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/103120/

Discussion: When is chemo done before breast surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2016

I was treated for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the right breast fourteen months ago. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86385/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 18, 2017

My oncologist was great from the start! The first thing he told me was to cut...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766234/

Discussion: Breast cancer-free anniversaries

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2022

Hi everyone! I’m new to this forum. I was dx with both lobular and ductal atypical...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/664920/

Discussion: Anyone had nausea as a side effect of tamoxifen? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2021

I attended a great session on osteoporosis yesterday by a Mayo endocrinologist / bone specialist. Unfortunately...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1024512/

Discussion: Breast cancer treatment and osteoporosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 28 5:10pm

This is a great chat - just joining now. I'm 50 and I had breast cancer/lumpectomy/chemo/radiation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/858229/

Discussion: Anastrozole Brain Fog

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 11, 2023

@francine6829 I asked my oncologist about why blood levels of estrogen were not tested, and he...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86898/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 28, 2019

I was stage 2 HER2- ER + I had been on Yaz birth control for over...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1117455/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 4 7:31am

I have gone flat; have her make sure she and her surgeon agree on the same...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/835082/

Discussion: Any tips on preparation for surgery, expanders to implants?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 31, 2023

Hi Cindy.....I am 72, so I am thinking cancer, drugs...which do I choose.....but somehow quality of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86429/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2017

Apparently more common in younger women. I hope you ask a doctor who can determine if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882755/

Discussion: Is 72 too old to develop Inflammatory Breast Cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2023

Hi. Thanks for information. Have you ever had a CTC test, or asked them about having...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868094/

Discussion: Anyone feel devasted about how you look & feel? And guilty too?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 28, 2023

Exactly what i discovered in my own research . If estrogen was the main cause of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/951904/

Discussion: Beyond Breast Cancer - new Mayo Clinic book

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2023

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