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I'm following this thread. I took Arimidex for a year and a half and had sever...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/219898/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 12, 2020

@Rom828 are you post-menopausal? Most of us do aromatase inhibitors though concerns about bones make some...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872292/

Discussion: Any testimonies where cancer didn't return?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 4, 2023

The ovaries are not the only thing that creates estrogen in your body. In my late...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/769226/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2022

The OncotypeDX is used to predict the benefits of chemo. It doesn't address radiation, for example....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/734330/

Discussion: HER2- and ER/PR+

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 5, 2022

Hi @lap0330, I know what you mean about the anxiety of the unknown. I'm tagging @cindylb...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/141414/

Discussion: bone cancer symptoms

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 27, 2018

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

@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

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

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

I switched from 20 mg Tamoxifen to 5 mg due to severe leg cramps. I didn’t...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166859/

Discussion: Side effects with Baby Tamoxifen (low-dose tamoxifen)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 2, 2024

Yes, I have LCIS, I underwent a lumpectomy July 6, 2023. They also wanted to explore...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/960592/

Discussion: I have LCIS, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 7, 2023

Sounds like the biggest side effect of Tamoxifen is night sweats, which I was experiencing big...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876929/

Discussion: Tamoxifen or AI

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 12, 2023

I couldn't take the newer hormone blockers. I took tamoxifen for 5 years, from 2002 until...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/850173/

Discussion: Tamoxifen yes or no?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 27, 2023

Thank you for this very enlightening analysis of what has been published and your statistical configuration...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816889/

Discussion: The math of invasive breast cancer risk for LCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 25, 2023

I had ADH in 2003. It was found due to micro calcifications. It was removed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788386/

Discussion: Atypical lobular hyperplasia: Did you have surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2022

I’m 58, but because of my exogenous hormone use they weren’t quite ready to declare me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/654758/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 16, 2021

Hello Raebaby I am in the same shoes as you are. What is your stage or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/643079/

Discussion: Taking a Lower Dose of Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2021

@lindaloon I wonder if this has to do with your negative PR (progesterone). With grade 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1211430/

Discussion: Should I not be taking hormone inhibitors after mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 14 2:27pm

I had a L mastectomy 22 years ago. Sentinel nodes negative. DCIS. Opted out of tamoxifen....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1284667/

Discussion: New Lump After Mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 18 11:09am

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