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Hi Vickee, I was 70 at my diagnosis in 2022 of stage 1 ILC in one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1170107/

Discussion: Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 8 11:15am

I was treated for Stage 1 IDC, has a lumpectomy, radiation and chemo. I have been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/291509/

Discussion: Aches and pains in the bones

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 31, 2020

Hi Sharon, my name is LeeAnn. I am 55 years old and last year June 2020,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/640978/

Discussion: Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 1, 2021

I had the opposite situation. I had IDC Stage IA HR+ I thought lumpectomy and radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/997918/

Discussion: Waiting for DCIS pathology results: Feeling alot of fear & anxiety

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 15 6:04pm

Yes, I tried low dose tamoxifen based on the research of oncologist Andrea De Sensi, which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752683/

Discussion: 5mg vs 10mg of Tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 22, 2022

I was diagnosed with BC right side in the lower Quadrant at 6 O’clock position but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/806046/

Discussion: Location of tumor: Anyone had breast tumor in lower inner quadrant?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 3, 2023

meomurian, Hello and thank you for writing. I am 73 and had a mastectomy one year...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910527/

Discussion: Can someone who’s had a mastectomy share the psychological effects ?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2023

I understand completely. I had the same fears as I have a nasty family history of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/809100/

Discussion: Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 10, 2023

Hello! Fellow breast cancer and thyroid cancer survivor here. I was first diagnosed with thyroid cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/952038/

Discussion: Thyroid Nodules found 2 years after breast cancer radiation treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2023

My experience was a good one. Although I'm sure most would say I am taking too...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903497/

Discussion: Newbie & scared

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 28, 2023

@debby100 " My k167 is high -LvI present-DCIS High estrogen positive Doing a fish test ....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807157/

Discussion: Pathology: It's overwhelming before meeting with the surgeon

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 6, 2023

If you are on regular Medicare, that will pay for bilateral mastectomy (80%) I think. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/324695/

Discussion: BRCA2 and MSH6: Family finds it hard to discuss cancer & feelings

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 19, 2020

Before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. What I found worked...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1014064/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and Fibromyalgia

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Feb 11 11:39pm

I was diagnosed with DCIS and had a lumpectomy 12 years ago followed by radiation. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953705/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

My situation is similar to several who have posted. In September 2022 diagnosed with Stage IDC,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783301/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 10, 2022

I was called back because of calcifications with a suspicious cluster following my annual mammogram. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823278/

Discussion: Diagnosed yesterday, small calcifications in my left breast.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 9, 2023

I am not sure what poorly differentiated an infiltrating mean. I have been told that I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035033/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 17 7:53am

@kathysway @colleenyoung Hi, Kathy, and welcome to the group. We are a diverse group of patients...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/264441/

Discussion: Just Diagnosed and So Confused; Feeling Lost

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 2, 2019

I am very familiar with this discussion. I was diagnosed with Luminal A (Stage 1A) IDC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/687176/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2022

I was diagnosed with Stage 1 BC, Grade 2, invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) with 2 small...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/594846/

Discussion: Conflicted on taking medication

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2021

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