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colleenyoung, I never have taken Tamoxifen, my choice not to take it. I have had close...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/809553/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 10, 2023

@triciaot Hello, My DCIS was very similar to yours with all the same wording on the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1007687/

Discussion: DCIS do I really need an AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 1, 2024

Eight years ago, tamoxifen or another estrogen blocker was not offered for my finding of ADH....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895913/

Discussion: ADH vs DCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

I was hopeful today that I would go for my mastectomy consult and I would decide...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/878607/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 14, 2023

I’ve been on tamoxifen for 3 years. I’m also on Effexor and Xanax to help with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/808668/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and mental health

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 9, 2023

I’ve been on a “no drugs” path since October. My oncologist told me to take off...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/780863/

Discussion: How important is taking hormone blockers after surgery for IDC?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 4, 2022

As @windyshores comments, we are all concerned about our bones. That was the reason I first...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/689472/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 14, 2022

Welcome, @slapshotmary. "On October 12, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved abemaciclib (Verzenio) in...

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Discussion: Deciding whether to go on abemaciclib (brand name Verzenio)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2021

Good morning @bethab. You could have written my story exactly. I exhausted all of the AI’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/631732/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 1, 2021

Hi, Sparklegram. I met with my Onco and am now taking a 2-month hiatus from Anastrazole....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/606679/

Discussion: Arimidex Pain Starting after 17+ months

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 3, 2021

Hello @farr2 I was premenopausal at 35 when diagnosed and had an oopherectomy, and still took...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1209685/

Discussion: Triple+ breast cancer on letrozole: Why do estrogen levels fluctuate?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 12 8:52am

I had L mastectomy in 2003 for DCIS. Negative sentinel nodes. By fluke order had bilateral...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1324556/

Discussion: Lumpectomy + radiation VS Mastectomy -- pros cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 10 7:03pm

I think you need to look at your risk of reoccurrence and base decision on that....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1309196/

Discussion: Has anyone not gone thru radiation and hormone blockers?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 21 7:45am

Hi! I know the feeling. I just got diagnosed this past December. Had my lumpectomy in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1074191/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with DCIS: How do I know what questions to ask?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 25, 2024

I had 35 rads 16 yrs ago for grade 1 DCIS in my right breast. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890868/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 6, 2023

I feel where you are right now. I was newly diagnosed DCIS last May 2022. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/821687/

Discussion: Lumpectomy with radiation vs mastectomy for stage 1 invasive plus DCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 6, 2023

I can’t speak to your cancer, only my own. My surgeon removed the top half of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/677428/

Discussion: Metastatic Breast Cancer ER+ Her2+ 5.5cm tumor on chest wall

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 3, 2022

I am on DIM and oncoplex , I was on tamoxifen for 9 mos and got...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/651427/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 5, 2021

Hi, @cchappy22 & @colleenyoung! I do have RA and my CA 27.29 levels have fluctuated and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/983060/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 19, 2023

After my first surgery when they put in expanders it took months before they would actually...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/892075/

Discussion: Direct to Implant and Reconstruction Same Day

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 8, 2023

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