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I understand..................we don't have much of a choice. I think my mom was on tamoxifen (this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1168404/

Discussion: Anyone experienced dizziness or optical changes with exemastane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 5 8:14am

Thank you all so much for great advice. I finished my radiation treatments today! I’ve been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1164354/

Discussion: Anxiety over radiation burns: What can I expect?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 28 10:45pm

I was diagnosed at 68 in 2022. I had fatigue from radiation but not tamoxifen. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/989341/

Discussion: Extreme fatigue after stopping HRT and lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 31, 2023

It is possible the heart rate go up from med, even without physical activities, including stress,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708366/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 15, 2022

I was diagnosed in 2004, estrogen positive, and her2 positive. Underwent multiple surgeries but was refused...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/648247/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2021

Hello, your post was so very helpful. I took Tamoxifen for 3 years 20 years ago...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/863782/

Discussion: Taking Tamoxifen long term, between 5-10 years after breast cancer.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 21, 2023

@batm I hear ya! The doctor told me that after a month it is all out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87291/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 19, 2019

@cathyn @snowdon @californiazebra Indulge me if you know this, but aromatase inhibitors address estrogen made by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/889517/

Discussion: Double mastectomy /Estrogen positive DCIS and increased arthritic pain

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 3, 2023

Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) lower estrogen levels but work somewhat differently than Tamoxifen. They tend to be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1097076/

Discussion: Does everyone experience bad side effects from Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 30 5:41pm

I used Vagifem for years UNTIL I got breast cancer. My oncologist told me to stop...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/842817/

Discussion: Vagifem use and what helps vaginal dryness

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 13, 2023

Yes @cctoo the 100% does not refer to the level of estrogen in your body. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854181/

Discussion: 100% ER+ 100% PR+ HERS2- How common is the 100% diagnosis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 4, 2023

My next surgery is on September 28th and hopefully I get clear margins. I am also...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/933122/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

There is a new book called: Handbook of Research On Natural Products and Their Bioactive Compounds...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/780709/

Discussion: Breast Cancer and complementary or integrative therapies

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 4, 2022

@frogjumper so I am in your same boat (same diagnosis) I think. I decided not to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/891125/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 6, 2023

Tamoxifen is a hormonal therapy. It is the oldest and most-prescribed selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM)....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/639605/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2021

Hi @survivor03152016, I'd like to bring @trese5524 into this discussion. She too had to stop tamoxifen...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/280473/

Discussion: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after breast cancer treatments

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 9, 2019

Hi I have been on zoledronic acid for osteopenia compression fracture since 2022 this year will...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026518/

Discussion: Early stage breast cancer put on bisphosphonate (Zometa)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 3 8:11am

I was given Anatrozole for just a couple of weeks, and my oncologist told me that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/891708/

Discussion: Remedies for Joint Discomfort/Pain on AI ( Anastrozole)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2023

Are you also taking an AI? They commonly cause joint pain. I take exemestane, and I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1052310/

Discussion: Anyone taking Lupron (leuprolide) for breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 17 9:20am

Hi! You are absolutely right, side effects ARE different for everyone! I can tell you my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/877109/

Discussion: Tamoxifen or AI

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 12, 2023

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