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I communicated thru my chart with oncologist I don’t have a cardiologist or internist at this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/949269/

Discussion: Conflicted on taking medication

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2023

I'm sorry you have the osteoporosis Osteoporosis issue too. I had one TNBC stage 1a tumor...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1022187/

Discussion: Breast cancer treatment and osteoporosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 25 9:27am

Was taking Tamoxifen 20mg to start then 10 mg Took it for 3 months I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956634/

Discussion: Conflicted on taking medication

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

I know this is a bit off-topic, but does anyone have an info on TamA, a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1136088/

Discussion: Blurry eyes after starting Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 4 10:45am

I don’t think it is related to the tamoxifen specifically because more than 10 years later...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/739467/

Discussion: Leg cramps at night

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 19, 2022

I only lasted 6 weeks on Tamoxifen taking 10 mg every other day. Hot flashes and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882881/

Discussion: Did you gain weight on Tamoxifen? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 22, 2023

In a yearly mammogram calcifications were found on my left breast. They were so small that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/884514/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 24, 2023

I’m hanging in there, but continue to be challenged. Having taken Anastrozole and Aromasin— each fir...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86470/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 27, 2018

I had to decrease from 20mg to 10mg Tamoxifen. I have triple positive DCIS with microinvasion....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/861573/

Discussion: Taking Tamoxifen long term, between 5-10 years after breast cancer.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 17, 2023

I am 83 and have been taking tamoxifen for almost 2 years. Had mastectomy, 3 positive...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826571/

Discussion: Men with breast cancer: Your experience wth hormonal therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 15, 2023

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 6:32am

I have been on anastrozole for a month now and have little side effects if any....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/809815/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 11, 2023

Mine recurrence rate was 12 , I was put on anastrozole which I took for 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/219890/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 4, 2019

Becky, After what time did you start experience side effects from hormonal therapy med ? I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/647525/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2021

It seems like a priority to get off hormones, sorry. That is my lay person's view...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1042341/

Discussion: Low Risk IDC w/ Baseline Multiple Painful Conditions

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 29 2:16pm

I had my ovaries removed at 43. I knew I could do the Lupron shot every...

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Discussion: Lupron Injection plus Exemestane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 20 9:59am

For those of you who are pre-menopausal and thinking about having your ovaries removed, this message...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/891076/

Discussion: Leoprolide (Lupron) shot monthly or removal of ovaries?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 6, 2023

I too had a new lump form close to the chest wall 9 months after a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/672908/

Discussion: New Lump After Mastectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 20, 2022

Every single woman I know who is on Tamoxifen is unrecognizable from their former selves, me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/881070/

Discussion: Did you gain weight on Tamoxifen? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 19, 2023

I had BCS lumpectomy on right breast with a reduction, and a reduction (mastoplexy) only on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948356/

Discussion: Worried about upcoming reduction (had lumpectomy 3 weeks ago)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2023

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