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Background-I was diagnosed with Stage IIIB ER+, PR+, HER2+ ductal and lobular cancer last June. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86661/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 2, 2019

I'm sorry I pressed submit I was not finished. And I started chemo almost exactly around...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1532727/

Discussion: TC Chemo Regimen 4 Rounds

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 22 10:03am

@vissdoc My gosh, visdoc, you have been through a lot! I'm glad you are feeling well...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1534998/

Discussion: Metastatic Breast Cancer: Really want and need to connect with others

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 25 9:50am

Hi Mary! Colleen invited me to join in. I haven't been around much lately, not because...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/664289/

Discussion: Struggling to cope with Stage IV diagnosis and what the future holds.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 21, 2021

I am not sure which side effects you are referring to, anastrazole, or breast cancer? Since...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/209434/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 6, 2020

Hi Thank you for sharing your information. It's very difficult because I don't think They take...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1111064/

Discussion: Fibromyalgia and radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Hi I have osteopenia with a fracture in my spine at my t7 I do reclast...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030273/

Discussion: Breast cancer treatment and osteoporosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 9, 2024

@kikay You will be perfectly ok to be around your family and they are safe. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/981277/

Discussion: Repeat lumpectomy? And treatment decisions. Need advice

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

I’m glad to hear you have finished your treatments. I have been taking anastrozole for about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/838536/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 6, 2023

The plan post surgery was to take AIs for 5 years. It took 3 months before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/114678/

Discussion: Breast Cancer and Neuropathy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2018

I started on anastrozole and was on it for about 2 1/2 years. Many do not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1434781/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 9, 2025

Thank you for your reply. I have opted not to take Kisqali for those reasons. A...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1104528/

Discussion: Optional double mastectomy over single. What helped you to decide?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

I took letrozole for over 15 years, was in recovery from breast cancer (lumpectomy) in 2005...

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Discussion: Side effects of Letrozole after taking 2yrs

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 15, 2025

Late to the conversation here, but for members in the future who have the opportunity to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777527/

Discussion: My experience with proton beam therapy & breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 26, 2022

Absolutely true… look before you leap down the food/supplement isle. I brought half my food back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1271627/

Discussion: Stage 3 Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Don't know what to expect

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 1, 2025

Hi I will be going into my fifth month post radiation. So I thought by now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1133069/

Discussion: Fatigue after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

Agreed on both counts! Diagnosed with triple negative at age 66 (almost 72 now) and underwent...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1072006/

Discussion: After treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 21, 2024

Glad you mentioned this. I have chronic pain/fatigue so for my lumpectomy I announced I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/985951/

Discussion: Fatigue after DCIS breast cancer surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to explain this. I was puzzled when you said, 'your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/842405/

Discussion: We’ve come a long way baby! How grateful are you?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 12, 2023

Hi As I wait for my appointment this Monday with my surgeon and oncologist it's my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1159018/

Discussion: Staying positive: How do you do it?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 18, 2024

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