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@ baker1 @baker1 I had to have a mammogram a month following radiation and was frightened...

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Discussion: First mammograms after surgery and radiation treatments

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 4, 2019

I've been on Arimidex for about five months, but I'm 81 years old and wonder how...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/219798/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 21, 2019

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

Sorry to read that so many women have had adverse side effects from arimedex. Diagnosed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/219814/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 31, 2019

Yes, I tried low dose tamoxifen based on the research of oncologist Andrea De Sensi, which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752683/

Discussion: 5mg vs 10mg of Tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 22, 2022

Hi all. I just finished 4 weeks of radiation. It wasn’t too bad for the first...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/849610/

Discussion: Opting out of radiation or chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

@lhwoz Following my first lumpectomy, I had several seromas, in fact, it turned out it was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/845147/

Discussion: Painful lump/spots after lumpectomy not going away?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 18, 2023

I’m joining in as another “me too, same thing”! (Mammogram, calcifications found in my right breast,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/848842/

Discussion: My Mom recently diagnosed with DCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 24, 2023

I am out 2 years out after 2b lumpectomy and 33 radiation treatments. I had the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/219793/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 18, 2019

I have muscle and joint pain, insomnia, and my hair is rapidly leaving. I had radiation,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86311/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2016

I had a lumpectomy and axilla node dissection (all lymph nodes under left arm) removed. A...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/292661/

Discussion: Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC): Help for Lymphedema and Cellulitis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 17, 2020

@fiesty76 As it was explained to me, nerves can be cut because of surgery which will...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286927/

Discussion: Chronic Pain after Stage 4 Breast Cancer Surgery, Chemo and Radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 19, 2019

@kathyomaha55 I was ready to have bilateral mastectomies, but the surgeon said NO and that is...

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2019

I have had surgery and radiation but not chemo because of my weight (at the time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86390/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 30, 2017

Hi jbp. Hope you're doing good today. Restaging appts. can be stressful as they approach. Always...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/819390/

Discussion: MBC What did you experience when 1st line treatment stopped working?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 1, 2023

Yes, my radiation oncologist’s nurse gave me several big sheets of it so that I could...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/840904/

Discussion: Does anyone have experience with a lumpectomy and a breast reduction?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 10, 2023

My cancer was completely over sighted by radiation technicians . I had yearly ultrasound order on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/877432/

Discussion: Any testimonies where cancer didn't return?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 12, 2023

Hi. I was diagnosed at age 47 Stage 3 IDC PR/ER+ HER2- in 2018. Bilateral mastectomy,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/318694/

Discussion: Zometa (Zoledronic acid), should I take if not on AIs?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 12, 2020

Hello everyone I am so happy to have found this board! I was diagnosed with ADH...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211231/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 31, 2018

Hi,EVERYONE’s decision is so personal. Here’s where I am right now unless things change after radiation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860390/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2023

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