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Anastrozole reduces the oestrogen in body. My breast cancer was oestrogen positive. I really don’t understand...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/937230/

Discussion: Anastrozole experience: Any tips for managing side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2023

I am with you in a way, as I keep going in and out of this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/933924/

Discussion: Why don’t we all get full body scans? Why do they try to ration scans?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 21, 2023

I got therapeutic massage for injuries from a car accident. In getting that therapy, I learned...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/926777/

Discussion: Memory loss causing marital problems

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 9, 2023

It's probably good that you did massage to incision area. From my experience, that is part...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/919685/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 27, 2023

I did not experience lymphedema after surgery or chemo. My lymphedema started after radiation therapy that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/918559/

Discussion: What happens when all lymph nodes are removed from left chest area?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 25, 2023

@mjwhearts22 I feel for you and agree the middle class is always in a tight spot....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/916769/

Discussion: Verzenio: How are you paying for this ridiculously expensive drug?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 21, 2023

I sent you a private message, am open to chat w you about my experience! Been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/915337/

Discussion: 48 years old with stage 1 ILC - Tamoxifen Advice

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 19, 2023

my stahe 2 er positive from 2016 recurred in 2022. stage 3. Three oncologists said PET...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/909778/

Discussion: Is there anyone that had estrogen positive cancer, without use of AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 8, 2023

Hello there. I am very happy to have found this forum. I am 49 years old...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/909263/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 7, 2023

My vaginal dryness was painfully extreme, yet I was afraid to use any form of estrogen...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/908402/

Discussion: Vagifem use and what helps vaginal dryness

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 6, 2023

I'm TNBC and BRCA2+ - dx Sept. 21 - I did neo adjunct chemo (chemo before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903115/

Discussion: Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What treatments are you having?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 27, 2023

I’m not familiar with this shot but I had my ovaries removed after I completed chemo...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/902309/

Discussion: Leoprolide (Lupron) shot monthly or removal of ovaries?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 26, 2023

I was diagnosed with breast cancer 5 years ago this week. My oncologist insisted I do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/896787/

Discussion: Anastrozole weaning.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 16, 2023

I am amazed at the knowledge level you all have about your breast cancers. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/894843/

Discussion: I’m new, concerned, NERVOUS and worried NO Diagnosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 13, 2023

Yes, I detected a lump, had a breast ultrasound and then a ultrasound guided biopsy. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/887809/

Discussion: Detecting cancer in women with dense breasts: MRI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2023

The adrenal glands still produce estrogen regardless of what we eat. It is important to note...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885497/

Discussion: 100% ER+ 100% PR+ HERS2- How common is the 100% diagnosis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 26, 2023

@janisbrede My journey started July 2020 with 43% HR positive. So I did everything I could...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885279/

Discussion: 100% ER+ 100% PR+ HERS2- How common is the 100% diagnosis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 26, 2023

@snowdown I read a great article about how surgeons should not say "we got it all."...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885107/

Discussion: Double mastectomy /Estrogen positive DCIS and increased arthritic pain

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2023

Yes, I had 7 insertions. It was painless - no problem. My diagnosis was Atipical hypoplasia-...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/883238/

Discussion: Has anyone had an ultrasound guided needle biopsy for diagnosis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 22, 2023

Thank you for sharing your experience. I found it very interesting. There are few references to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882572/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2023

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