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Hello, Roch ~ Rest assured that you are not alone in having depression as an Arimidex...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86539/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 23, 2018

Hi, Elizm ~ I could have been the one to write parts of this letter, with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86524/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 15, 2018

I also had fibrocystic and very dense breasts younger. I was hesitant to go back in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/76612/

Discussion: Is Breast Pain a Sign of Breast Cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 8, 2018

The sclerotic bone lesions were found first, and that led to a search for the primary....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/861981/

Discussion: Anyone with invasive lobular cancer stage 4 that has metastasized?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2023

My conclusion from this sentence in this study "There was no overall difference in the level...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/881807/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2023

Yes - I had more than 1 MRI guided biopsy. It's kinda like "Battleship" the game...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/741179/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 24, 2022

I had left breast lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy in December 2021 and a month of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/938869/

Discussion: Pain: Has anyone else experienced this?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 29, 2023

I had 3 week course and developed significant radiation fibrosis involving my pectoralis major and minor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/803431/

Discussion: Anyone experience Radiation Fibrosis? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 29, 2023

@ellenholm You might also check with your oncologist about switching aromatase inhibitor. I was started on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/804891/

Discussion: Anyone experience Radiation Fibrosis? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 1, 2023

I actually self-massaged a lot of the scar tissue out in the past week. It was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/919349/

Discussion: Scar help? Anything to help them fade or smooth out?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 26, 2023

I suspect mine is nerve pain, too. I haven't seen anyone for PT. I see my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948089/

Discussion: Bra discomfort after breast cancer treatment: Tips?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2023

Hello, Yes! I can totally relate! Any bra I wear seems to irritate my Sentinel Node...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948083/

Discussion: Bra discomfort after breast cancer treatment: Tips?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2023

I am on third AI exemestane which I am tolerating. The hand joint pain in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/963752/

Discussion: Advice on Exemestane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2023

Hi @deborahmontana I had bilateral total mastectomies (not radical thankfully, not skin or nipple sparing as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/963444/

Discussion: Genetic testing...does anyone have the CHEK2 gene mutation?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2023

Well, I really don't want to have any more deformities and that is a personal frailty...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/693514/

Discussion: Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 27, 2022

I did not know there was surgery for cording. I did have cording after my mastectomy...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/972638/

Discussion: Surgery for cording.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2023

I am so sorry you are going through this. There are slings and other options to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/699527/

Discussion: Radiation induced Brachial-Plexus Peripheral Neuropathy Patients

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16, 2022

I have just completed 5 years taking anastrozole for stage 2b breast cancer. I had surgery,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/697928/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 11, 2022

I am going to be 72 this coming June. My sister just died last Friday of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/697144/

Discussion: What problems have you had with Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 8, 2022

Severe bone loss may not occur on aromatase inhibitors. It depends on starting point and rate...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/694308/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 30, 2022

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