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Hi Monigue, The side effects I'm having with Tamoxifen are maybe one hotflash every few days,...

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Discussion: Anyone had nausea as a side effect of tamoxifen? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2021

Hello Kate I have bilateral lumpectomy , 5 month ago ,no chemo , refused radiation due...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/665155/

Discussion: Anyone had nausea as a side effect of tamoxifen? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 25, 2021

I didn't have cellulitis , just a lumpectomy, chemo and 6 weeks of radiation, 5 days...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/657766/

Discussion: Going back to work after cancer: Is this exhaustion normal?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Nov 27, 2021

Thanks. Found it! Have you watched Paul Stamets (YouTube) presentations on Turkey Tail Mushrooms (TTM) and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/656280/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2021

I’m 79. Had bilateral lumpectomies in July; radiation in late September. My oncologist suggested he have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/653363/

Discussion: Breast cancer radiation after 70? What options have you considered?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2021

I had a lumpectomy for stage 1 BC. Since I was 76 at the time I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/647507/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2021

Not sure where I fit into this. I am 79 years old. In April, I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/641388/

Discussion: Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 2, 2021

I am very interested in what your oncologist recommends, and what you finally decide. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/620311/

Discussion: How To Decide Next Steps After Lumpectomy.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 27, 2021

My number was 21when I had a lumpectomy in 2013. My oncologist at the time recommended...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/619965/

Discussion: How did you decide on breast cancer treatment based on Oncotype?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 26, 2021

@sandyrob , I went on Anastrozole after my diagnosis of breast cancer at age 62 as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/619790/

Discussion: Anastrozole Brain Fog

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 26, 2021

I had breast cancer and a lumpectomy, radiation in the prone position. Since then I get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/618809/

Discussion: Pet scan after lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 22, 2021

@char81: Thank you as well for the tart cherry study. Had lumpectomy 6 weeks ago, no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/616181/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 13, 2021

Well, I was hoping that the swelling would go down sooner rather than later. No luck...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/611901/

Discussion: Invasive ductile breast cancer: What should I expect?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 27, 2021

Update: I had lumpectomy and removal of sentinel lymph nodes (2, maybe 3, judging from bloody...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/606464/

Discussion: Invasive ductile breast cancer: What should I expect?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 3, 2021

That was very similar to my diagnosis and thankfully, it hadn't moved into my lymph nodes....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/604948/

Discussion: Invasive ductile breast cancer: What should I expect?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 26, 2021

When I asked my oncologist about these tests - she stated she does not use them...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/599663/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 6, 2021

I met with the surgeon yesterday, and they are going to do an MRI and a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/337583/

Discussion: Newly diagnosed: IDC Tubular Carcinoma of the Breast

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 23, 2021

I took Anastrozole for 6 months prior to surgery, Anastrozole decreases the amount of estrogen the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/315574/

Discussion: Chemo before breast cancer surgery

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 2, 2020

I am so interested to see why they suggested radiation? I too have this Chek2 gene....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/276345/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 6, 2020

I was stage 2b. I had a lumpectomy, 6 nodes removed and 33 radiation treatments. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/261467/

Discussion: Stage 2 breast cancer: What treatments decisions did you have to make?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 16, 2020

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