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I’m so sorry you have been through all this. I was just diagnosed this past July....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1024395/

Discussion: I have LCIS, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 28, 2024

I had a lumpectomy for DCIS in late January 2023. My recovery was no different from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/846827/

Discussion: I’m new, concerned, NERVOUS and worried NO Diagnosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2023

I was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 67 with IDC no node involvement- Oncotype was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/779073/

Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2022

ViVI1 Agree with your comments!. In a long run the benefit of not returned cancer might...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/643077/

Discussion: Taking a Lower Dose of Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2021

Hello, please show your doctor the following NIH study: Potential risk of Tamoxifen: gut microbiota and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1297267/

Discussion: Anastrozole and bowel issues

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 5 10:03am

I’m sorry that’s terrible. After trying the 3 AI’s and finding them intolerable my Dr has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1168397/

Discussion: Anyone experienced dizziness or optical changes with exemastane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 5, 2024

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

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, 2024

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

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 22, 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

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’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’d suggest you ask them for a clear understanding of your risk of local recurrence, distant...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948345/

Discussion: Should I do Radiotherapy or not? I am 71 years old

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2023

Hi @poesmom, I am in my 70s too (70) and I also had ILC in one...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/927564/

Discussion: Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 10, 2023

"Am I being too excessively aggressive in my thought process?" you ask. One way to tell...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/746838/

Discussion: I have LCIS, anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 7, 2022

The first time I had BC in 2007, my tumor markers were ok. I did not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/323904/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2020

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

Hi everyone I’m in month 13 of aromatase inhibitor treatment- diagnosed in Nov 2020 with IDC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/704016/

Discussion: How do you find the anti-estrogen therapy that's right for you?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 29, 2022

It is great you daughter has you there for support. My breast cancer had clear margins...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/612956/

Discussion: Positive DCIS margins: Concerned about treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 1, 2021

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