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Hello, I am in the same shoe as you. My surgeon recommends taking tamoxifens 5mg daily...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/771943/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2022

No, I did not have reconstructive surgery. I had what is noted in some reports as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760552/

Discussion: Who else is HER2 positive?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2022

Has a genetic test been done to see what the odds for a reoccurrence are? For...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760546/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2022

Hi Colleen, I'm Chrissoula and I was diagnosed with HER2+ last year, stage 3A. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/759433/

Discussion: Have you ever had hiccups with or after chemotherapy?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Oct 10, 2022

@dmart37. I have two tumors in my left breast one is 2cm and another 1cm or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762363/

Discussion: Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2022

Hello cctoo, I don't know the details about your situation, but normally I think the first...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/750437/

Discussion: stop the madness

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 16, 2022

Hi Rene, I was diagnosed with DCIS last month and will be having a lumpectomy on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/746013/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2022

I had a lumpectomy in January 2022. I am scheduled to have a mammogram in December....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/740144/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with Phyllodes tumor?

Support Group: Cancer

Posted: Aug 22, 2022

There are 2 separate Oconotype tests. That’s correct for the Oconotype DX (determines need for chemo)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756896/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2022

What confuses me is that the surgeon offered me lumpectomy or mastectomy. Women with lumpectomy don't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756241/

Discussion: Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 2, 2022

@colleenyoung Thank you so much ! I do have a few questions can you see if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/751635/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2022

Welcome @lll3, I can imagine you're concerned. There is something called post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) because...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/775140/

Discussion: Sudden pain along lumpectomy scar 4 months after surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 19, 2022

Did you have lumpectomy or mastectomy? Usually they remove all the axillary lymph nodes if they...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783139/

Discussion: Reccurrence?..Waiting on biopsy results

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 10, 2022

My experience is local recurrence 2.5 yrs after stage 1 IDC, lumpectomy, no nodes, clean margins...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/782854/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 9, 2022

I am undergoing chemo for breast cancer following a lumpectomy (HER positive, ER/PR positive) and just...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781881/

Discussion: ATM Gene Mutation and Care

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 7, 2022

I understand they keep the tumours in the lab I asked for the Onco testing well...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/829595/

Discussion: Need a ONCO DX test but was started on letrozole before surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 21, 2023

On Feb 2, 2016 I was diagnosed with IDC, Mucinous type. I had 2 separate tumors...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86358/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 17, 2016

I suggest getting a second opinion or finding a new oncologist. I know that patients who've...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870582/

Discussion: How to monitor for reoccurring BC after double mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 1, 2023

i had atypia, did lumpectomy. Then another lumpectomy - LCIS then my surgeon told me i...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/873813/

Discussion: Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia AND Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 6, 2023

So sorry about your turmoil. It is overwhelming. I had LCIS and ADH at age 41....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876670/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 11, 2023

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