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I've been doing intermittent fasting too. I finish eating before 6 pm and then eat again...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/963299/

Discussion: DCIS grade 3 post mastectomy, no further treatment: what's next?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2023

2nd time DCIS and radiation and arimadex 11 years apart. At 74, I’ve now had Orthopedic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/721086/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 26, 2022

Thank you ! I do need to be gentle with myself ! Thanks for the reminder...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/651792/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 6, 2021

@beckypetty i totally agree about doing your homework on treatment & make the Devi best for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/647555/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2021

I've been on Exemestane for 5 years, and have 5 to go. My cholesterol and especially...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1242944/

Discussion: Anastrozole...has anyone had an increase in glucose or cholesterol

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 22, 2025

Yup. Bloating, weight gain, tree trunk legs (top to bottom). Fortunately, I only had to be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/678035/

Discussion: Heart racing: Tamoxifen or AI side effects or other causes?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 6, 2022

The pain it was going to cause to my joints. The pain of a very bad...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1354545/

Discussion: Decide against aromatase inhibitors?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 23, 2025

I needed to switch to letrozole because of the aches and pains. I dont have them...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86422/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 6, 2017

Yes - I plan to take exemestane to Nov. 2023 and then stop. Not sure where...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/740780/

Discussion: Are Aromatase Inhibitors prescribed Longer than 10 years?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 23, 2022

I always had a belly and after my BM my stomach looked huge! A couple of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1522963/

Discussion: I’ve had a bilateral mastectomy and it looks like I have a basketball

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 9 6:27am

I opted to go flat and chose to get the prosthetics; but sometimes want just a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1057792/

Discussion: Who Else Has Decided NOT To Have Implants or Reconstructive Surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 26, 2024

I started weight bearing exercises at the Y. I am building up strength and feeling good...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/654015/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 14, 2021

I walk at least 3 miles a day, most days. I walk 30 minutes to a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/87299/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 20, 2019

I have been on Exemestane for about a year or so and the side effects for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1159505/

Discussion: Severe side effects after only 7 weeks Anastrozole. Next drug?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 19, 2024

Thank you. Is it causing you a lot of weight gain? I guess because it's a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1087628/

Discussion: Anastrozole fatigue - what helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 16, 2024

I gained weight over the five years I was on anastrozole. I consumed less, because my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1239709/

Discussion: Do aromatase inhibitors (like anastrozole) cause weight gain?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 18, 2025

i was put on Tamoxifen in 2011 after having a lump remove from my breast, classified...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/196664/

Discussion: What problems have you had with Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 30, 2019

You know I'm going to think of grocery lugging as weight bearing...and because I live in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/694572/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 30, 2022

It took a year before I felt myself again. I had atrial tachycardia and had to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/699489/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 15, 2022

@roses2 the keto diet is possibly the worst diet you can do, you need to focus...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1430743/

Discussion: Diet for breast cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2025

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