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Stick with it if you can. My oncologist told me if I could make it six...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1003886/

Discussion: Switching AI's

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 26 5:46am

VERY frequent, stress-type (not migraine) headaches and early evening fatigue. I can take Esgic Plus to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/746211/

Discussion: Men with breast cancer: Your experience wth hormonal therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 6, 2022

Hi I am 65. Day two of tamoxifen headache which increased daily. Nothing I took got...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067858/

Discussion: When you have hormone positive breast cancer, how to manage menopause?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 14 1:22pm

Hi Wow really I disagree with that statement. My oncologist told me with my health conditions...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1089853/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and mental health

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 19 12:01pm

fieryrn @fieryrn, FYI, Mayo does have upcoming webinar on Cancer and Fatigue. From personal experience, it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/647509/

Discussion: Going back to work after cancer: Is this exhaustion normal?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Oct 23, 2021

November2014 I had a lumpectomy for triple neg ,grade 3 stage 2 Breast cancer....then chemo and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/75943/

Discussion: Triple negative breast cancer with metastasis: Want to talk to others

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 5, 2016

I have been on Anastrozol since November 2018. So far my side effects have been mild....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86721/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 31, 2019

Everyone's plan is different, I just finished chemo and start radiation next week. I had same...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/254894/

Discussion: What Is, Or Was, Your Chemo Plan?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 13, 2019

@teri512 Have a talk with your oncologist. I first started anastrozole and could barey walk as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/700098/

Discussion: Completed 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 18, 2022

I had my second treatment today and it was short. I do notice my arms get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903646/

Discussion: Starting Radiation Treatment: Worried about side effects. Tips welcome

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 28, 2023

I was on anastrazole for 3 months and noticed nothing. I felt good. It was towards...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1025877/

Discussion: When do side effects of anastrozole begin?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 2 8:04am

I went off Anastrozole for 2 months. The insomnia was so bad I couldn't stand it....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87179/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 12, 2019

Hi My oncology radiologist nurse told me the fatigue will get worse before it gets better....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1093687/

Discussion: Fibromyalgia and radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 25 6:50am

Thanks for your concern. Only some bone pain and fatigue for side effects. I am fortunate!...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/691414/

Discussion: MBC 7 years later: Do you ask yourself why and what ifs?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 20, 2022

So very glad to have found these posts. I have been taking Armidex for over 10...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/623884/

Discussion: Completed 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 6, 2021

Hi @tygerrag2, it's been almost 2 weeks since you mentioned having low blood counts after radiation....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/732441/

Discussion: How did you manage the effects of radiation therapy? Low blood counts

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 30, 2022

I met the criteria for APBI so that’s what I had - 2 sessions a day...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762667/

Discussion: Anyone have experience with APBI (Partial Breast Irradiation)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 18, 2022

Hey Lacey, I hear you on the fatigue thing. I had a good day yesterday and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/110494/

Discussion: How long do side effects last? - 1 1/2 year survivor

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 12, 2016

Hi I am er/pr positive her two negative dcis stage 0 lumpectomy and clear Sentinel nodes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1073440/

Discussion: Stopping AI and starting Tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 23 5:57pm

My worst side effect is hot flashes, throughout the day and night. I lost my appetite...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/288343/

Discussion: LCIS: should I take Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 18, 2020

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