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@francine6829 I don't know if it will give me the coverage that I need. I do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87283/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 19, 2019

Yes, I tried low dose tamoxifen based on the research of oncologist Andrea De Sensi, which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752683/

Discussion: 5mg vs 10mg of Tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 22, 2022

Happy second year!!!! I did take tamoxifen for 5 years with little side effects. It was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1233089/

Discussion: Follow up for mastectomy patient with regards to reccurence

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 9 2:01pm

Hi! I was on Letrozole for a year and a half and experienced really bad back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1341479/

Discussion: Nervous about switching from Letrazole to Exemestane

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 5 9:53am

I admire you all very much. I’ve taken AI and lasted a week - effects of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1094012/

Discussion: Macrometastasis and Age at Diagnosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25, 2024

Several years ago I had a biopsy that identified DCIS. I had. Lumpectomy performed and there...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/964721/

Discussion: No cancer found in lumpectomy tissue?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 14, 2023

Hi, I sympathize with everyone who is going through breast cancer… I was diagnosed with stage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955322/

Discussion: Anyone know what kind of treatment Suzanne Somers got over the years?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 28, 2023

I have really bad arthritis and the tamoxifen is suppose to be gentler on your bones...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/916092/

Discussion: ILC w/1 lymph node cancerous. Standard not to radiate lymph area?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 20, 2023

I was in my forties and had been on tamoxifen for 5 yrs and anastrazole for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/736197/

Discussion: Experiences with tooth problems concurrent with Zometa treatments

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2022

We definitely bruise more easily as we age. The skin becomes thinner, reducing the barrier between...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/669423/

Discussion: Has anyone experienced bruising while on Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 9, 2022

Collect as much information as possible before you make a decision. As you are in perimenopause...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/999491/

Discussion: ER positive breast ca preventative hysterectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 18, 2024

Kate Great thanks for your such an informative respond. First of all, Perhaps, because I am...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/665393/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2021

invasive ductal carcinoma left breast stage 2, grade 1. Surgeon concerned about right breast and thought...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/252863/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 7, 2020

I hope this change of drugs works out for you. Sounds like it's more bearable. Thanks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1252285/

Discussion: Off Anastrozole and Letrozole after a year

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 7 7:24am

I took Anastrozole for 1 1/2 year and could not walk or move my right side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1106154/

Discussion: Tamoxifen input

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 15, 2024

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026314/

Discussion: Right breast cancer DCIS: Is 4-5 weeks of radiation normal protocol?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 2, 2024

10 years cancer free on Saturday October 25!🙏 5 years on tamoxifen , finishing up 5...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763586/

Discussion: Breast cancer-free anniversaries

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 20, 2022

I started having bad leg and foot cramps when I began taking tamoxifen after BC surgery...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/739638/

Discussion: Leg cramps at night

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 20, 2022

Thank you for confirming the research. There has been a lot of research on aromatase inhibitors,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/640285/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 29, 2021

@mari @trixie1313 As Trixie noted, there are three AIs (aromatase inhibitors: anastrozole/Arimidex, letrozole/Femara, and exemestane/Aromasin)... although...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/334401/

Discussion: At Home DNA Tests

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 8, 2021

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