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Hi Good for you. I think a lot of my issue is my fibromyalgia and menopause...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175343/

Discussion: Post radiation: How to be more patient with my recovery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 18, 2024

Hi I had the same diagnosis as you. I tried Tamoxifan for 3 wks. That was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1162219/

Discussion: Letrozole joints, bone loss, low platelets, high cholesterol

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

I took Letrozole for 5 years and went off on Aug 17 2024, about 6 weeks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151014/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2024

YES it is just awful , with NO relief in sight . Oncol has nothing to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/719458/

Discussion: Ibrance and Fulvestrant for Stage 4 MBC, Lung Fills w Fluid

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2022

Yes, please talk your doctor. Like @frenchtoasted429 said they usually have some insight and options. Fatigue...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1259306/

Discussion: Side effects of Letrozole after taking 2yrs

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 16 9:42am

So true. Cancer treatment fatigue is bone deep and by all accounts you can’t get rid...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1104710/

Discussion: Coping with fatigue: What are your coping tips?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Jul 13, 2024

Hi Sam. Sorry you and your wife are having to deal with a stage 4 MBC....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786329/

Discussion: CA 27-29 numbers rising: Does anyone else have an issue like this?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2022

Unlike radiation to internal parts of the body,radiation therapy to the breast usually does not cause...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/902778/

Discussion: My experience with proton beam therapy & breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 26, 2023

I started taking Arimidex 13 months ago. At first I took it at night, but when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/254081/

Discussion: Letrozole: When will I start feeling/seeing side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2019

Hi! Your reply means the world to me. The 'pain' you feel/felt is exactly what I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1266735/

Discussion: After double mastectomy: Why do I have burning pains and more?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 25 4:27pm

Hi So last month was 5 months post radiation.I was starting to feel better.Started to go...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153145/

Discussion: Fatigue after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 6, 2024

Hi Yes I had no idea it was there caught on my 2yr mammo check up....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1100920/

Discussion: Anastrozole - should I take?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2024

I am 61, I am currently on Exemestane. Anastrozole did NOT agree with my body …...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1080868/

Discussion: Switching from anastrozole to exemestane: Anyone made this switch?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 4, 2024

I was diagnosed in January with hormone positive IDC. I'm 40 yo, my first mammogram. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/601091/

Discussion: Invasive ductile breast cancer: What should I expect?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 11, 2021

Brain MRI came back clear. Talked to oncologist today, asked about percentage that anastrozole would benefit...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/920621/

Discussion: Anastrozole: How long do side effects last once you've stopped?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 28, 2023

I admire you all very much. I’ve taken AI and lasted a week - effects of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1094012/

Discussion: Macrometastasis and Age at Diagnosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2024

Hi Yes I agree everyone has to do what works for them. I started taking MCT...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1093693/

Discussion: Venlafaxine for hormone flashes

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2024

I’m 60 and in pretty good shape had lumpectomy/dsci on left breast and reconstruction on both...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/985816/

Discussion: Fatigue after DCIS breast cancer surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2023

Welcome to connect @dlpeters7 , I am so glad you found us. There is a nice...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903595/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 28, 2023

Hi everyone, first time posting. Grateful for this forum. I had stage 2B invasive ductile carcinoma...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857286/

Discussion: Breast cancer spread to liver, skull, spine, ribs, hips etc.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2023

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