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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

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

@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, 2024

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

I am over five years out from my diagnosis of breast cancer and mastectomy, within six...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1162728/

Discussion: Discouraged with lymphedema: How do you cope?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

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

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

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

@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

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

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

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

So many here have mentioned that the AIs reduce the recurrence rate by 50%. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1205790/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: How to choose and manage side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 7 7:50am

Hormone therapy is proven to be an effective treatment for breast cancers that are found to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1186907/

Discussion: Post treatment support

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 8, 2024

I find no matter what your status of dealing with breast Cancer is, there is always...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/850777/

Discussion: Letrozole and Neuropathy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 28, 2023

I have been taking anastrozole for 6 months following a Grade One ductal carcinoma removal via...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807149/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 6, 2023

I was 62 when diagnosed. Went on Anastrozole for about 12 months - but the joint...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/775164/

Discussion: Do side effects of Hormone therapy get better in time?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 19, 2022

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