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I had a lumpectomy on August 10th. It was small tumor and margins were clear. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/742082/

Discussion: Anastrozole vs Letrozole vs Tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 26, 2022

A couple question : When have you start to feel side effects from Tamoxifen? Days, months....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/646085/

Discussion: Taking a Lower Dose of Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 18, 2021

To @sandyjr. I had a bilateral mastectomy 11 years ago and did the flap surgery. 11...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/319364/

Discussion: Aromatose inhibitors/ mastectomy w/ diep flap reconstruction

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 17, 2020

I did 5 weeks of proton beam therapy radiation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. That...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/252864/

Discussion: Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 7, 2020

Oh Shirley, I'm sorry to hear that the Barrett's esophagus may have progressed to esophageal cancer....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/596675/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 23, 2021

I'm a retired RN I've found doctors are more than happy to get into deep explanations...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/696352/

Discussion: After breast cancer: 12 years out, questions about recurrence

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 5, 2022

Hello @tc1 I took arimidex for 5 years, I do have some issues with hands and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/757601/

Discussion: Arimidex and numbness

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 5, 2022

Hi, @100154 - you asked about the comment in the post from @geronimo1 about an oncologist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/267143/

Discussion: Tamoxifen 10mg vs 20mg

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 1, 2019

@feistylf, Anastozole was the first AI my doctor prescribed after my cancer surgery. I stayed on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87527/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 7, 2020

I also have the Rad50 gene along with MSH2 but luckily this was discovered before I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/593722/

Discussion: RAD50 c.1245+2C>G mutation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 12, 2021

@ckins105 did you have an Oncotype DCIS done? I had grade 3 invasive mixed ductal and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876004/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 10, 2023

I had DCIS EST+/PR+ last November and had a lumpectomy and 5 days of radiation. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/884332/

Discussion: Hormone vaginal meds?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 24, 2023

I didn’t realize there was such a thing as “tamoxifen retinopathy”. It seems to be dose...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1004742/

Discussion: Blurry eyes after starting Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 27 11:40am

Hi @brighterdays, my oncologist ordered the test to specifically test the CYP2D6 enzyme to see if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/848308/

Discussion: Distant recurrence risk

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 24, 2023

I had breast cancer 10 years ago, had surgery and radiation, has not come back--------now I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/803438/

Discussion: Breast cancer spread to liver, skull, spine, ribs, hips etc.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 29, 2023

I get nauseous after i take it more so than before i take it. It’s not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/596163/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2021

You did, it’s all good. I am not, I took tamoxifen and anastrazole combined total 15...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/651913/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 6, 2021

Leoprolide ( also known as Lupron) is the name of the shot given for the ovaries...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869009/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 30, 2023

I was told that having it on one side increases your risk of developing it on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/896193/

Discussion: DCIS breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 15, 2023

I had 3 compression fractures (and osteoporosis) just about the same time as I was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/995476/

Discussion: Breast cancer treatment with osteopenia: What's your experience?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 11 9:27am

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