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Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 18, 2021

Hi @mjay, please help me understand your question. You're wondering if taking an at-home DNA test...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/334397/

Discussion: At Home DNA Tests

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 5, 2021

I will answer for myself and sister who does not follow this forum. I had Stage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/209148/

Discussion: Bilateral Mastectomy or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 3, 2021

@dmgweiss With any of the aromatase inhibitors, you won't be able to avoid the hot flashes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87562/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 28, 2020

Thanks for sharing your experience. I am glad that you are not in the same amount...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87561/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 28, 2020

Beware that some memory loss and cognitive function issues can be associated with Anastrozole and other...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87552/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 9, 2020

@pattycincinattpattycincinnati @colleenyoung Here's a small study made 5 years ago on the efficacy of reducing the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/320976/

Discussion: Exemestane and Anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 1, 2020

I haven't posted in a while but this caught my eye. I will be five years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/219967/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 17, 2020

I have mild lymphedema in one arm after a bilateral mastectomy where seventeen lymph nodes were...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/259454/

Discussion: Abdominal swelling/bloating after a double mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 28, 2020

Partial mastectomy is lumpectomy. I think you should wait until you get your genetic test results...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/208274/

Discussion: Mastectomy and breast reconstruction pros and cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2020

@danielad You and I have had similar results -- I had a large reservoir hematoma following...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/292360/

Discussion: Returning Member -- But New To This the Breast Cancer Group -- DCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 11, 2020

@sandyjr Couldn't agree more. One oncologist with whom I conferred for a second opinion said, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/289492/

Discussion: Breast cancer: Normal? It's taking so long to start treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 10, 2020

that you have cancer is stressful. However, the information needs to be clearly given to you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/284800/

Discussion: I've had 3 cancers: Thyroid cancer, Lung Cancer and Breast Cancer

Support Group: Cancer

Posted: Dec 25, 2019

I had my 1year mammogram today, all clear! Yea! Now my oncologist is recommending that I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87457/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 14, 2019

@trese5524 that is certainly a tough situation to swallow, that the drug that was suppose to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/181863/

Discussion: Going my way: Decided to stop cancer treatments

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 9, 2019

Hi @trixie1313, Yes! Here are some articles/information from Mayo Clinic: – Hormone therapy for breast cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/271727/

Discussion: Aromasin (exemestane)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 14, 2019

Tumeric did not do anything for me. Changing to Tomoxifen did reduce the joint pain.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87272/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 18, 2019

@elsie37, I moved your message to an earlier discussion about concerns of Gadolinium dye in MRIs....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/208168/

Discussion: Concern over Gadiolinum dye in MRIs

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 5, 2019

I'm a big fan of meta-analyses versus single trials. Along those lines, I found the following...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87048/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 26, 2019

My hands hurt too - but it started after about 4 months on it. I bought...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86814/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 16, 2019