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I am definitely giving thought to having a bilateral mastectomy and getting reconstruction. The second breast...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/276338/

Discussion: Genetic testing...does anyone have the CHEK2 gene mutation?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 15, 2019

@buckimom- I'm feeling like a broken record here, weighing in with the same thing so many...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/254124/

Discussion: Letrozole: When will I start feeling/seeing side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2019

I found out yesterday that I now have osteopenia in my back and hips. This is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/262611/

Discussion: Metastatic breast cancer, in bones: Trouble eating

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 4, 2019

@francine6829 Thank you Francine. My oncologist told me that the effects are not as dire as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86999/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 4, 2019

I am in the same boat as a few of you. Triple positive, Stage 2- very...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/245691/

Discussion: HRT alternate for ER/PR positive breast ca

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 12, 2019

Hi Kitty, As Colleen mentioned, I'm also dealing with advanced cancer. I'm in my fifth line...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/181847/

Discussion: Going my way: Decided to stop cancer treatments

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 19, 2018

Hi Prior to radiation yes I worked out 3 days a week. I had 2 surgeries...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1228704/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 3 1:57pm

thank you, i wish you well, she was seeimg her regular doctor for over two years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1232505/

Discussion: Breast Radiation: I feel very tight in rib area, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 8 5:28pm

Yes, great factual response. We have to understand the statistics as they pertain to us, individually....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1214481/

Discussion: Looking for research re: taking AI drugs vs not taking them

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 16 2:37pm

I had this exact procedure - lumpectomy to remove tumors, reduction on other breast and bilateral...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1116008/

Discussion: Prepping for Surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 1, 2024

I have taken all of the aromatase inhibitors including tamoxifen. My understanding, from every expert I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86304/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 31, 2016

I only took the pill for six months and then had to go off of it....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1182291/

Discussion: Can joint pain of aromatase inhibiters (AIs) be reversed completely?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2024

You are doing it right! I walk daily, lift heavy weights at the gym, stretch, gluten...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1167759/

Discussion: Anyone experienced dizziness or optical changes with exemastane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2024

There is no cut and dried answer here. Cancer can recur even with an aromatase inhibitor....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1165676/

Discussion: Trigger thumb: What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 31, 2024

I am experiencing the same. I am eight months out from the radiation and had another...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153385/

Discussion: Fatigue after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2024

When I was 65 with ER/PR+ breast cancer I was told to take them, however I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1163582/

Discussion: Estrogen Blocking Medications, age and risk of blood clots

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2024

Had my 6 month MRI after having double mastectomy with reconstruction for DCIS grade 3 right...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1141449/

Discussion: Nodular enhancing foci along scar tissue INSIDE breast after surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 14, 2024

I have very dense breasts. For the past eight years I've had one mammo a year...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1113819/

Discussion: How fast does DCIS spread?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

Hi Lifetraveler, I also travel extensively in my life and this “sneaky b..ch” ( as my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1111612/

Discussion: Anyone had cancer return while taking hormone therapy meds?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 25, 2024

Thank you for posting this. I have metastatic breast cancer and had a total left shoulder...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098957/

Discussion: CA 27-29 numbers rising: Does anyone else have an issue like this?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 4, 2024