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I had bilateral lumpectomies in July 2021: DCIS/IDC in right breast; ILC in left breast. Clean...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816601/

Discussion: Bone Pain in Multiple Places Due to Tamoxifen Use?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 24, 2023

I'm 81 and had 6 weeks of radiation every day when I was 79 after a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816157/

Discussion: Right breast cancer DCIS: Is 4-5 weeks of radiation normal protocol?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

Hi Nancy, Thank you for your reply. I, too, have Lobular carcinoma..I can barely stand to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815262/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 22, 2023

I had a lumpectomy 6 months ago then one week only of radiation (new protocol, 3000...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/810783/

Discussion: Ending Tamoxifen after 5 years!

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 13, 2023

This is of immediate interest to me. I'm having a lumpectomy this week. The cancer is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807340/

Discussion: Lumpectomy without radiation vs Mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 6, 2023

Hi - Hang in there and so understand where your "are" - I finished my 19...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/804782/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 1, 2023

What type of reconstruction did u have? Decisions to be made here too🙁… nipple saving, skin...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/795324/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 11, 2023

I think the questions above are excellent and a good place to start. I had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/793986/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 8, 2023

@boathouse, Hi, I don't understand.....you had 5 weeks of radiation after the bilateral? What did they...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791890/

Discussion: Before ANY Breast Surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2023

@auntieoakley What I wished I had done then and now is more research. IMO had I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791329/

Discussion: Before ANY Breast Surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 2, 2023

Hi everyone- I guess I can say I have my "treatment" plan and am moving forward....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785950/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 17, 2022

I also was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinomas with at least three lymph nodes involved. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785203/

Discussion: Breast cancer spread to lymph nodes. Would you choose chemo?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2022

We are the same age and I also was diagnosed with IDC. I had lumpectomy and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784925/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 14, 2022

Are those names for alternative treatment is related to breast cancer health?. I believe the alternative...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783994/

Discussion: Breast Cancer and complementary or integrative therapies

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 12, 2022

So glad to hear that margins were clear as well as lymph nodes. Radiation is the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781461/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 6, 2022

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in Oct. 2021. I had a lumpectomy in Dec. 2021,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777994/

Discussion: Sadness: Due to Anastrozole or Just Dealing With Breast Cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 27, 2022

I was diagnosed with stage 0 DCIS 4mm x 6mm found on mammogram in July. Had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777968/

Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 27, 2022

Hi everyone. I am DCIS positive on left breast. Had 2 lumpectomies with second one to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777560/

Discussion: My experience with proton beam therapy & breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 26, 2022

I was actually going to comment today on radiation after lumpectomy, so glad you wrote your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/776864/

Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 24, 2022

Hi, I was diagnosed with DCIS ( stage 0) and did a lumpectomy and 5 radiations...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/776379/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 22, 2022

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