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@jeannie53, have you spoken to your oncologist about reducing the dose based on size and weight?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/267130/

Discussion: Tamoxifen 10mg vs 20mg

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 28, 2019

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

So, I need to clarify that I went to them because from all I had read...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/657959/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 28, 2021

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, 2024

@part I cut a 10 mg tamoxifen pill in half. I use the terms “cutting” and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1325800/

Discussion: Has anyone stopped anatrozole because of carpal tunnel symptoms??

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 12 3:11pm

Thank you all so much for great advice. I finished my radiation treatments today! I’ve been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1164354/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 28, 2024

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 had a lumpectomy in 1994 and that never came back. However, in 2020 I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1310155/

Discussion: Any testimonies where cancer didn't return?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 22 9:08am

You didn't mention your tumor grade. Or your Oncotype DX score, which is done from testing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1333333/

Discussion: Liquid biopsy and breast cancer - availability and insurance

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 23 9:26am

Hello! If you don’t mind can you share your research also? I have DCiS stage 0...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1102810/

Discussion: Invasive breast cancer: What's next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 10, 2024

@jane2024 I was told some people may continue to have a period while taking it and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1101152/

Discussion: Tamoxifen input

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 7, 2024

I had DCIs stage 0 grade 3 as well. I choose to have a lumpectomy plus...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1087147/

Discussion: Estrogen/Progestrone medication & DCIS Stage 0 Grade 3 diagnosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 15, 2024

Well if you are indeed triple negative, the Oncotype should not have even been done and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1043877/

Discussion: Estrogen Level Change

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 1, 2024

But tamoflin does put estrogen in your uterus and for me that could be dangerous. Since...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1232494/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 8 5:01pm

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

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1127348/

Discussion: Lupron Injection plus Exemestane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

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, 2024

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

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