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I was 49 when I was diagnosed with LCIS. I had a lumpectomy and followed up...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/257094/

Discussion: The math of invasive breast cancer risk for LCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 6, 2020

I was also prescribed tamoxifen 20mg. I have just completed radiation. I am Stage 1. Tumour...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1280272/

Discussion: Any long-term success stories from those NOT taking hormone therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 12 3:18pm

Hi @tinalove, welcome to Connect. You'll notice that I moved your message into the Breast Cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86303/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 31, 2016

I tried Letrozole for a few months but found all the joint pain and other side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1279674/

Discussion: Did you have and how do you manage Letrozole side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 11 8:57pm

I was on Tamoxifen, 10 mg. for 1 1/2 years. I had too many side effects....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1118195/

Discussion: Oncotype below 15, but cancer returned

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 5, 2024

Hi I tried the 5 mg of tamoxifen 6 days was all I could tolerate I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1070281/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and Fibromyalgia

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: May 18, 2024

Guidelines changed at MD Anderson in 2022 and they came out with an update on care,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1003531/

Discussion: Has anyone taking Tamoxifen experienced heartburn with abdominal pain?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

I posted to another blog "What problems have you had with Tamoxifen?" on 4/07/2022 re my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/706509/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 8, 2022

Welcome Heidi, I agree with @katehanni that tamoxifen had less side effects than the AI I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/665045/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2021

I just joined Mayo Clinic Connect and this post on male breast cancer popped up. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/608897/

Discussion: Can men get breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 13, 2021

I have taken all of the aromatase inhibitors including tamoxifen. My understanding, from every expert I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86304/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 31, 2016

Hi @debbie2721 , I was diagnosed with ADH in February 2022. Estrogen scores were not done...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789751/

Discussion: Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH) and taking an AI like Anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 28, 2022

I'm 78 now, but, 6 months out of taking "adjuvant therapy" I'm feeling the best I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026838/

Discussion: When do side effects of anastrozole begin?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 3, 2024

My experience with tamoxifen is that the first couple of weeks I felt changes but it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1007747/

Discussion: DCIS do I really need an AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 1, 2024

Diagnosed last year with Estrogen Positive Cancer - metastasized to my lymph nodes under my arm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1348859/

Discussion: Anyone taking a CDK4/6 inhibitor?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: 1 day ago

So I am 65 and was diagnosed with stage 2 idc 2 years ago. Just before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1349799/

Discussion: Anastrozole and osteoporosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: 3 hours ago

Are you getting your care/treatment at Mayo? I am in Austin, TX, but flew to Mayo...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1210409/

Discussion: Ductal carcinoma. Can surgery cause cancer to spread?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 13 8:14am

Any of the A.I pills will inflame arthritic joints. I had to quit after my left...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1136181/

Discussion: When do side effects of anastrozole begin?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 4, 2024

I was told to have 33 bouts of radiation. Three days before I was to start...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1118290/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 5, 2024

@myoga I thought my 2025 numbers looked pretty good, too. The internist had already mentioned that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1327292/

Discussion: Anyone trying to get back into shape post Breast Cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 14 7:04pm

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