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Hi! Same! Ah the gold standard treatment doled out to all of us with a big...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1288181/

Discussion: Any long-term success stories from those NOT taking hormone therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 23 11:28am

I'm 68 yrs old. Stage 0-1 HR Positive- Ductal. After 5 sessions of targeted radiation, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1258495/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 15 10:20am

I finished radiation July 2024, so I'm a few months short of a year post radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1279550/

Discussion: Anastrazole and teeth problems

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 11 5:08pm

I'm 74, EDC Stage 1, Grade 1, H+, HER2-, 6mm tumor caught on a screening mammogram....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1198709/

Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 28, 2024

I was diagnosed with ILC in my left breast only after the radiologist saw something in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1197884/

Discussion: Pros and cons of endocrine therapy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2024

Hi! @kimogi57: I feel your pain, for "hurting LH" is very real because I experienced similar...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1192752/

Discussion: Is it just me, or do others suffer with no help too?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 18, 2024

I was diagnosed 12/18/23, age 56, with DCIS and that was after a few mammograms, ultrasound,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1192613/

Discussion: Microinvasive breast cancer and positive senitel lympyh node

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 17, 2024

I had a lumpectomy (plus reduction & reconstruction) and node biopsy in July, followed by a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1186760/

Discussion: Nerve pain after lumpectomy and breast radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 8, 2024

Good for you. “Qualify”. Verzenio is about $2500 a month. Years ago I had 13 nodes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166626/

Discussion: Completed 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 2, 2024

Hi @mchler73 and @katrina123 – My nipple-sparing mastectomy and reconstruction on October 23 went well. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166444/

Discussion: Low Grade Adenosquamous Carcinoma. Anyone else diagnosed with this?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 1, 2024

Hopefully the radiation team will give you more info on moisturizing after treatment, but in a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1047286/

Discussion: Surgeon missed the margins. 2nd surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 8, 2024

I had stage 1 cancer in left breast and have lymphedema as a result of radiation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1163831/

Discussion: Should I be concerned about this breast pain?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 28, 2024

Hi @slim51. I had a double mastectomy on October 23 with 4 lymph nodes removed. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1193643/

Discussion: What can I expect after Double Mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 19, 2024

Please visit website: www.ComfortSlings.com. The ComfortSlings products are designed to protect the sore areas beneath large...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1233019/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 9 12:44pm

Hi @amsmith - Thanks for your message. Sorry you’re in the cancer lane with the rest...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1244632/

Discussion: What can I expect after Double Mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 24 12:51pm

Could it also be related to your radiation treatments? My lumpectomy and lymph node removal for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1163475/

Discussion: Should I be concerned about this breast pain?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2024

I think you need to see a pain specialist. They can determine what’s going on and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1137669/

Discussion: Constant pain after a lumpectomy and breast reduction.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 7, 2024

I was put on Anastrozole on Feb. 1, 2022 after my lumpectomy on 1/27/2022, so barely...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1137020/

Discussion: When do side effects of anastrozole begin?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2024

Any of the A.I pills will inflame arthritic joints. I had to quit after my left...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1136181/

Discussion: When do side effects of anastrozole begin?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 4, 2024

https://www.massgeneral.org/news/press-release/researchers-identify-hormone-that-drives-fatigue-after-cancer-radiation-therapy According to this research LDN low dose naltrexone might help. I don't know enough or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1133095/

Discussion: Fatigue after radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 30, 2024

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