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Hi @aprilradek I was not sure if this was for me but I am starting to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1083740/

Discussion: Fatigue after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 9, 2024

Weighing in on the topic of PTSD. It was first associated with veterans and active duty...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1064889/

Discussion: PTSD after mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2024

What you and @colely say is true but a needle core biopsy is not always the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1051135/

Discussion: MRI results = Probably benign

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Thanks for replying as so few on this site seem to start with Fosamax. I started...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1024162/

Discussion: Breast cancer treatment and osteoporosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

I chose not to do Tamoxifen because I'm 82 and didn't want the possible side effects...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1022131/

Discussion: DCIS lumpectomy - 3 surgeries needed

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 25, 2024

Last April I was diagnosed with two tumors near each other. One was 1cm and the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1013918/

Discussion: 7mm invasive ductal carcinoma

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 11, 2024

Thank you for this. I’m weighing that decision right now and it’s been challenging to find...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1012264/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and mental health

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 9, 2024

Thinking of you! Have you seen your oncologist? These symptoms definitely warrant a doctor weighing! Please...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/991180/

Discussion: Invasive Lobular carcinoma history. 9 years ago. New symptoms

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 4, 2024

I can't write about treatment experiences as I was hormone negative but HER2 +. But I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974755/

Discussion: Scared and needing support

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 4, 2023

I did decide against radiation. And I am comfortable with that decisions. The hormone therapy was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953627/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

Thank you for sharing your feelings. I am 75 and was diagnosed in 2020. I also...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/947277/

Discussion: Estrogen cream recommended for prolapse, but ER+ Thoughts?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 13, 2023

Hi @sschafer70 I was diagnosed with TMBC 3 years ago. @auntieoakley is right in that it's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/928325/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 11, 2023

Thanks for sharing your experience with proton beam. I was diagnosed Nov 2022 with ILC and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903104/

Discussion: My experience with proton beam therapy & breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 27, 2023

Caveat: I'm not a health professional, but my guess is they are truly giving you the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/900264/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 22, 2023

So, I was pre-menopausal and had extensive ADH but it was mis-dx as high grade DCIS...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898917/

Discussion: What % of women with ADH contract breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 20, 2023

My 3D TOMO at RAVE in late February said ‘all normal’, NO cysts, lumps, masses or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/897255/

Discussion: Why such delays for breast biopsy. How long did you wait?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2023

Please take my comments as my own - I don't wish to disrespect anyone that has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/887223/

Discussion: Direct to Implant and Reconstruction Same Day

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 29, 2023

I think I may have told you I was 36 when I had the surgery and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868179/

Discussion: Anyone feel devasted about how you look & feel? And guilty too?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 28, 2023

So helpful, Katrina- - I called my radiation oncologist as she concurred with my oncologist's opinion...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/856938/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2023

Happened upon this “connect group” while researching Anastrozole, the drug that I have taken daily since...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/853456/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors & carpal tunnel and trigger finger: Anyone?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 2, 2023