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I have dense breasts also. At first I was getting mammograms, but now I get MRI's....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1339600/

Discussion: Scared for next steps

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 2 9:18am

How disheartening to have a recurrence just two weeks after your mastectomy! I feel for you!...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1340552/

Discussion: Decide against aromatase inhibitors?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 3 3:43pm

Hello @baker1 -- I am at the 10th radiation treatment of 20. Still face down. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/292648/

Discussion: Breast Radiation--Positions, Advantages/Disadvantages - Care To Share?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 25, 2020

My radiation oncologist said the same thing. I must say that I was glad but apprehensive...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/248378/

Discussion: How long was your radiation therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 20, 2019

Hello @brandysands this is Sheryl Ness, one of the nurse educators at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86215/

Discussion: Is chemo or radiation scheduled on the weekends at the Rochester site?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 25, 2016

I did but they got infected and had to be removed. I had a deep flap...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1154042/

Discussion: Did you get fixed volume implants at the same time as mastectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 8, 2024

Hi everyone. I too had become, chemo and radiation and am now on anastrozole. Sorry for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/265934/

Discussion: Zometa infusions to help prevent bone loss from cancer treatments

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 15, 2019

Geez, it sounds like you are really going through it with the distant side effects of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1306071/

Discussion: Radiation induced Brachial-Plexus Peripheral Neuropathy Patients

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 17 9:59am

If your tumor is hormone receptor positive are you on AI inhibitors? Mine was so as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1195404/

Discussion: No sentinel lymph node removal with early-stage breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 22, 2024

Thank you, I meant to send that to someone that was asking about radiation. But I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180926/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 27, 2024

I had radiation with no adverse effects for lobular carcinoma. No chemo was necessary. I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1073415/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC): Any advice?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 23, 2024

You’ll have a meeting with the radiation oncologist who will go over all of the risks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/906158/

Discussion: Are side affects of chemo and radiation that bad?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 2, 2023

I was diagnosed last November. May 12th is my last chemotherapy. June 16th is surgery, then...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/706895/

Discussion: Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What treatments are you having?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 10, 2022

Yes, I already spoke with the radiologist. She said it was needed. I only asked because...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/621498/

Discussion: How To Decide Next Steps After Lumpectomy.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 29, 2021

Yes, same doctor. I have Stage1a, IDC, Pr+ Es+, Her2- . Could have opted out of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/610507/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 21, 2021

My Dr. prescribed Silvadene for me and it helped alot! I went through about 30 treatments...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1177914/

Discussion: Anxiety over radiation burns: What can I expect?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 22, 2024

Hi, I learned about the prone position radiation through research. No one told me, either. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/966763/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 18, 2023

I had 6 weeks of intensive radiation. I was very lucky. No side effects, not even...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1109807/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 22, 2024

Oh ok I see. That makes sense. Did you have to get a lumpectomy and radiation?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067946/

Discussion: When you have hormone positive breast cancer, how to manage menopause?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 14, 2024

I was 96% estrogen related too. I am 74. No radiation and no anti hormone drugs....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/960992/

Discussion: Conflicted on taking medication

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2023

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