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Hi, I’m right behind you. Had surgery 3 weeks ago with no complications and about ready...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/850186/

Discussion: Opting out of radiation or chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2023

My history is much less complex than yours. Following a diagnosis of DCIS, I had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1100954/

Discussion: Anastrozole - should I take?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 7 11:14am

I am a fit person who works out 7 days a week. I tried all 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/884344/

Discussion: Remedies for Joint Discomfort/Pain on AI ( Anastrozole)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 24, 2023

Thank you for your thoughts. I’m on an emotional roller coaster ride because, at this time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/668701/

Discussion: Struggling to cope with Stage IV diagnosis and what the future holds.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 7, 2022

A doctor who was speaking at a myeloma conference I attended said “the very best thing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/643806/

Discussion: Going back to work after cancer: Is this exhaustion normal?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Oct 10, 2021

I had invasive dci disease with 1 lymph positive. Pet pathology report after surgery. I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1048261/

Discussion: Anyone taking a CDK4/6 inhibitor?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 10 8:06am

I thought I went through a lot until reading some of the stories here. What I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/671690/

Discussion: Going back to work after cancer: Is this exhaustion normal?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Jan 17, 2022

I was diagnosed with breast cancer on the left side in July of 2021 and had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/685403/

Discussion: How can a biopsy be benign then MRI disagrees?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 1, 2022

An endocrinologist, and now this breast cancer surgeon, are adamant about the sugar/insulin/estrogen connection. My biochemistry...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763996/

Discussion: Breast cancer-free anniversaries

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2022

Happy New Year to all! I don't know if I posted this yet but I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86465/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 28, 2017

@einnoc sorry for what you have gone through. In my experience there is variation in DEXA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/994203/

Discussion: Breast cancer treatment with osteopenia: What's your experience?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 9 8:04am

@cerwin Although I do not have fibromyalgia (I do have extensive chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy, however), I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/609705/

Discussion: Do aromatase inhibitors (like anastrozole) cause weight gain?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 17, 2021

Having cancer really tests the muster of a person, doesn’t it? Your husband has gone through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869139/

Discussion: Mouth Sores from chemo: When do they go away?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: May 30, 2023

It has been 6 months for me. I take my 1mg Anastrozole at breakfast. I usually...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/962719/

Discussion: When do side effects of anastrozole begin?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2023

At least your oncol thought it might work 12-18 mths .The oncol I had , who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/707925/

Discussion: Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 13, 2022

@chamisa I am so sorry you have gone through all of that without the doctors or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/259455/

Discussion: Abdominal swelling/bloating after a double mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 28, 2020

I too am curious on the drugs given after surgery and radiation. I am post menopausal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/880500/

Discussion: Why are dosages for estrogen suppression drugs one-size-fits-all?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 18, 2023

I totally understand your thoughts. I am 73 and have had a good prognosis with surgery,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/889400/

Discussion: Radiation and Invasive Lobular Cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 3, 2023

I think many of us that join Mayo Clinic Connect is to find similarities of our...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/841721/

Discussion: Is being mentally numb at all normal?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 11, 2023

Hi, my dad just completed 6weeks of chemo and radiation (daily for 35 treatments) for an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/851547/

Discussion: Esophageal Radiation Burn after breast cancer radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 29, 2023

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