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Hi Wow, that is good news to hear that it's 25 years later and no reoccurrence....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1031256/

Discussion: After lumpectomy: Still having pain

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 10 5:42pm

I hear what you’re saying !!! I had to stop tamoxifen after 9 mos. Oct 13...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/658405/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2021

samy - VERY good questions. I am on my second AI (Aromosin) and starting the feel...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87084/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 28, 2019

Hi there. Sorry chemo was brutal (I was just talking to a friend who just finished)....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854619/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 4, 2023

I am certainly no doctor, but it could be a difference between pre and post menopausal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/642954/

Discussion: Taking a Lower Dose of Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2021

I really want to know why that was not offered to me. It was lupron or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1145308/

Discussion: Do BC survivors have higher risk of ovarian, uterine, cervical cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 22 4:42am

I declined AIs since I have osteoporosis and my cholesterol tends to be on the high...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1099868/

Discussion: Anastrozole - should I take?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 5 3:51pm

@francine6829 The thing I didn't like about tamoxifen is that it presents an increased risk for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86847/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 22, 2019

@triciaot thanks for your reply. I have 2-3 uterine fibroids. Want to find out if Tamoxifen...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/968407/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and uterine fibroid

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2023

Tamoxifen is another option, and there are other AI’s that may not affect liver function. Keep...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1109464/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors and Elevated Liver Enzymes

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 21 3:52pm

I have been on Tamoxifen after trying the 3 AI’s with lots of side effects. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/643089/

Discussion: Side Effects of Anastrozole - bone loss

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2021

Tamoxifen doesn't actually decrease estrogen. It blocks estrogen receptors. In fact over time apparently it can...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708597/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 16, 2022

I stopped after 10 years and frankly never noticed a difference. I had taken tamoxifen for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/892757/

Discussion: Anastrozole weaning.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 9, 2023

These comments were very helpful. Starting tamoxifen soon and this makes me Realize I better take...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885191/

Discussion: Double mastectomy /Estrogen positive DCIS and increased arthritic pain

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2023

Keep reading up on whatever they are suggesting for the IV drip. I'm very skeptical of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1072507/

Discussion: What happens when you stop taking anastrozole?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 21 11:41pm

Hi @mms411 and welcome to Connect. Such a good question about the safety of taking tamoxifen...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/204194/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and pregnancy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 7, 2018

On Tamoxifen for 3 months So many SE’s Stopped now for 3 months Finally feeling a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/945681/

Discussion: Did you gain weight on Tamoxifen? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 11, 2023

I took Tamoxifen back in 2003, when I had DCIS. I took it for 3 1/2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/637494/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 21, 2021

Meeting my oncologist on the 25th for the first time. Very nervous! Surgery was so easy!...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/799566/

Discussion: What problems have you had with Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 21, 2023

@francine6829 - I've read online about the comparative side effects of Arimidex, Letrozole and Tamoxifen, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87033/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 26, 2019

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