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I am 76 also with DCIS grade 1-2. Started Anastrozole hated the side effects I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1384536/

Discussion: New member: stopping AI is a greater risk of reoccurrence?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 1, 2025

I said no to AI's in 2020 after a lumpectomy and 4 weeks of radiation because...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1474350/

Discussion: Decide against aromatase inhibitors?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 4 12:45pm

Dear Sister Warriors, I'm just so encouraged by all of your words and experiences, and the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/700500/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 19, 2022

The French studies you mention sound like the "baby tam" study of 700 Italian women that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1054828/

Discussion: Anyone taking 5 mg Tamoxifen: Do you have side effects with 5 mg?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2024

It’s scary, I know. But it’s important to remember that stage 0 is really considered to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1081201/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with DCIS: How do I know what questions to ask?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 5, 2024

I just posted on this in the past week or so. I got to point after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1077699/

Discussion: Foot pain with Anastrozole?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 30, 2024

I am in the exact same boat with diagnosis and treatment plan. I, too have had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075624/

Discussion: Anyone experience pain on one side wth placement of Tissue Expander?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 27, 2024

I'm doing nothing after lumpectomy and trying A.I. pill (Anastrozole) and Tamoxifen for a full year....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075266/

Discussion: HR+ and HER2-: Considering options with AIs or tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 26, 2024

I'm on my 3rd oncologist, who seems to care whether I live or die (unlike #1...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1072514/

Discussion: What happens when you stop taking anastrozole?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 22, 2024

I started on letrozole for three months, the first month I was fine then I felt...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067261/

Discussion: Side effects of exemestane (Aromasin)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 13, 2024

My Illinois doctor did not like (a) seeing me at all (b) listening to any feedback...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1053761/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 19, 2024

I always recommend ComfortSlings to women undergoing radiation. They gave the skin beneath my breast awesome...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1053476/

Discussion: Radiation: When do side effects show?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 19, 2024

I've been called back (because of "dense breasts") and had 3 biopsies. The first time I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1053173/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 18, 2024

Hello. I am currently in the process of reconstruction. The expanders are now being filled with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1052372/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

Everyone reacts differently to even identical drugs. Your reaction could, as you suspect, be due to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1050562/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 14, 2024

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1048517/

Discussion: Diagnosed with invasive ductal Carcinoma 2.2mm. Er/HER2 +3 positive

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 10, 2024

I had lumpectomy June of 2021, opted to forgo radiation because of low ONCO score. Seroma...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1042905/

Discussion: After DCIS lumpectomy, seroma, and radiation, is it safe to do rehab?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 30, 2024

I had a partial mastectomy in September 2023. Surgery went well. finished 4 weeks of radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1041521/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 28, 2024

Precancerous means you did not have invasive cancer… right? I had a lumpectomy 8 months ago...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1033423/

Discussion: After lumpectomy: Still having pain

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 14, 2024

I had a lumpectomy in Oct 2021 for Invasive DCIS and was scheduled at a later...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032156/

Discussion: Anyone else have lumpectomy followed by breast reduction?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

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