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My understanding is that necrosis is the dead cells; they can see the cell “trash”. In...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1007726/

Discussion: DCIS do I really need an AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 1 9:22am

Hi ladies, I believe it is different for everyone. Initially, I had severe joint pain and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/874625/

Discussion: Anastazole for breast cancer and memory loss?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 8, 2023

Tamoxifen will not "inflame" the joints as the A.I. drugs do. And I AM "old," as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1050886/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 14 10:28pm

Arthralgia and joint pain are known side effects of an AI. I believe it is caused...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1077817/

Discussion: Foot pain with Anastrozole?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 30 11:14am

I was 76 when I had 33 bouts of radiation. It was not bad. The A.I....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1118298/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 5 11:43am

I posted this to another discussion, but I think it bears repeating. Apologies for the duplication....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/656641/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 22, 2021

Sorry you are dealing with both ADH and ALH. I was diagnosed with ADH in Feb...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211247/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 9, 2019

Hello! I was diagnosed with micro-calcifications at my regular, yearly mammogram and referred by the Sally...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211226/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2018

@californiazebra Thank you for your prayers and support ❤️ I had the hysterectomy in April 2023...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030417/

Discussion: Anyone else have CHEK2 gene mutation? And have had multiple cancers?

Support Group: Cancer

Posted: Mar 9 9:53am

I was talked into trying Tamoxifen because my oncotype was 29 and I had a disastrous...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1093618/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and mental health

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 24 11:19pm

I started on Anastrozole in November 2018- I was age 63. After about 3 or 4...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1127755/

Discussion: Wondering if I'm taking the right path...

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 20 8:03pm

I did ask for an MRI (rather than a 3D mammogram), as my annual screening was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1131861/

Discussion: How do I know the surgeon took enough lymph nodes during my surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 27 4:37pm

I was a participant in the MOST study of damaged and arthritic joints, with frequent MRIs...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1000098/

Discussion: Anastrozole: Hand tremors? Trigger finger? Foot numbness?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 19 11:44am

Hi All! I also have/had ILC and when first diagnosed surgeon thought it felt/looked like a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/855309/

Discussion: Just diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC): Any advice?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 6, 2023

I'm coming in very late to this thread, but I'm so grateful I found it. Post...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1097508/

Discussion: Emotional aftermath following breast cancer treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 1 1:16pm

I found the following article of interest, published in the medical journal Lancet last December: "The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/219911/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 17, 2020

I was put on Anastrozole on Feb. 1, 2022 after my lumpectomy on 1/27/2022, so barely...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1137020/

Discussion: When do side effects of anastrozole begin?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 6 12:22am

I haven't posted in a while but this caught my eye. I will be five years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/219967/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 17, 2020

I had to stop both Letrozole and Arimidex because of side effects....and yes I had that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86463/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 12, 2017

Sharing in general on the side effects of Aromatase drugs. I tried tamoxifen, letrozole and arimidex....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86452/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 29, 2017

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