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I was on Letrozole for 9 months before chemo. The only side effect I had was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166189/

Discussion: Letrazole and Neuropathy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 1 11:19am

I take Ai at night. Leg knee tendon soreness I try to stay active and eat...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/220096/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 28, 2021

Oncotype 16 no chemotherapy and radiation recommended. Tamoxifen was recommended and haven't decided to take it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/846239/

Discussion: Tamoxifen yes or no?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 20, 2023

Morning I am taking Anastrozole. It has literally brought me down. The double mastectomy was easier...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/328146/

Discussion: stop the madness

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 23, 2020

So glad to hear you’re doing good. I see my oncologist next month and explain my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/851581/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 29, 2023

My extreme body aches started about 5 months in. Up to that time, I was enduring...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1101194/

Discussion: Anastrozole - should I take?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 7 5:16pm

I think many of us start thinking about what could have caused our breast cancer when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/994475/

Discussion: Root Causes of Breast Cancer.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 9 12:58pm

I have had surgery and radiation but not chemo because of my weight (at the time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86390/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 30, 2017

We are the same age and I also was diagnosed with IDC. I had lumpectomy and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784925/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 14, 2022

Thank you for responding. I had no involvement of lymph nodes, so none removed. However I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/935969/

Discussion: Best doc to follow up on lymphedema?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 25, 2023

I just started Tamoxofin this week. Did your Onco mention a time frame as to when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764031/

Discussion: HER2- and ER/PR+

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2022

Does anyone know why the AIs are more likely to cause osteoporosis than Tamoxifen? Does weight...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/999486/

Discussion: ER positive breast ca preventative hysterectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 18 10:20am

I had surgery, chemo, and radiation, and since I was staged at 3C it didn't seem...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/86440/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2017

I have been on Tamoxifen for a year if you have other questions I can help...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/968358/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and uterine fibroid

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 20, 2023

I tool Letrazole for 4 years after receiving all of my tax for Her2+ (chemo and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/709327/

Discussion: Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2022

I seem to have lost my sense of smell and my taste so I'm not a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1159878/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 20 10:10am

After six months on anastrazole, I had awful joint pain. I had also gained weight, had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1156407/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 13 12:19pm

I was concerned about that, too, but they do stay down. Evidently the fiberfill has enough...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/107267/

Discussion: Chose not to get breast reconstruction

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 15, 2016

The only side I had was thinning of my hair. Diahrea was the most annoying one....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/936841/

Discussion: Anastrozole experience: Any tips for managing side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 26, 2023

I don't see my oncologist until July but I feel I need to start addressing this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857269/

Discussion: Did you experience growth of fat around your middle with Exemestane?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2023

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