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Is bone loss, joint pain & fatigue a for sure result of your medication? I did...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/782627/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 9, 2022

I hope you get some answers with bronco test. Sorry about the shorthand. Yes, BC is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/778722/

Discussion: Ozone Therapy: Does it work?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 29, 2022

@hfoster41 it sounds like either your MD is misinformed, misspoke or you heard wrong :) There...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/776483/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 23, 2022

The swelling maybe opening or pulling on the incision causing the bleeding. After 4 days &...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766133/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2022

Welcome, @miles5513. That is good news that the cancer in your liver is reduced. Have you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765467/

Discussion: Metastatic breast cancer: Anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2022

I am sorry you are experiencing pain from bone metastasis. I would not take anything without...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/761984/

Discussion: Cannibis use among cancer patients.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2022

If you had the OncotypeDX test and the report from Oncotype listed your result as 4%...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/754337/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2022

I just went off Anastrozole and about to try 20mg Tamoxifen. I am 75, early stage....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752706/

Discussion: 5mg vs 10mg of Tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 22, 2022

I too was put on Femara AI, and have been asking for a baseline estrogen test...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752384/

Discussion: Letrozole and checking estrogen levels

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 22, 2022

If, hypothetically, cruciferous vegetables were able to reduce estrogen to a level that is effective for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/733623/

Discussion: Exploring other treatment options, rather than AI med

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 3, 2022

There are other situations where a new drug is recommended at a standard dose, and, over...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/729696/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 22, 2022

Advanced breast cancer is metastatic (Stage IV); meaning it has spread at least to bone, or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/728860/

Discussion: Deciding whether to go on abemaciclib (brand name Verzenio)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 20, 2022

In mid-2000, I was diagnosed with an estrogen-positive breast cancer. After a lumpectomy and chemotherapy (my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/726277/

Discussion: Can anyone speak to the pros/cons of arimidex vs. tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 13, 2022

The OncotypeDX test will give the odds of recurrence if one takes aromatase inhibitors AND has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/721519/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 27, 2022

@leesal123, @windyshores may be on to something when she says, "Since you had these reactions so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708477/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2022

Hello. I have been dealing with trying to understand ADH. Mammo in Dec showed distortion so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/706343/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 7, 2022

Chris, I was on Anastrozole 1 mg, (estrogen didn't reduce enough), went on the trial for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/697796/

Discussion: Lower dose of Exemestane (<25 mg)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 10, 2022

Did you do any genetic testing? If not, perhaps you still can. The OncotypeDX test yields...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/696143/

Discussion: After breast cancer: 12 years out, questions about recurrence

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 5, 2022

Biphosphonates prevent skeletal events fractures, osteoporotic complications, and address bone pain with metastasis to bone. That...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/694895/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 31, 2022

My oncologist(s) and endocrinologist cite the breast cancer industry thinking that aromatase inhibitors can reduce the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/693640/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 27, 2022

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