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How long do side effects last? - 1 1/2 year survivor
I am a breast cancer survivor. I had IDC stage 2. I had chemo TAC . Double mastectomy and total reconstruction. Although it has been...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 16, 2022
How important is taking hormone blockers after surgery for IDC?
I’m 71 & diagnosed with IDC. The tumor was very small, clean margins & no lymph node involvement. After much research & discussion with my...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 8, 2023
Radiation: When do side effects show?
HiI just completed 10 days of double radiation to my breast for stage 2 ER PR positive her two negative breast cancer my question is...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 22 11:42am
Going back to work after cancer: Is this exhaustion normal?
I am so tired all the time!! I had a partial mastectomy, cellulitis, a wound dehiscence, and radiation over 4 months. Then, after a dexascan...
Last active: Mar 2, 2022
Metastatic Breast Cancer: Whole brain radiation side effects
I finished whole brain radiation two weeks ago (10 treatments) and am suffering horrible side effects. Doctor checked me out 3 days ago and said...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 19, 2020
After treatment
Hi Surgeries are done radiation is done starting tamoxifen I feel lost after living this for 6 months I was so happy the night I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 21 8:47am
Has anyone been given Trodelvy?
I finished 3 months of Keytruda, Taxol and Carboplatin followed by 3 months of Keytruda+AC (once every 3 weeks). I had my SMX on Sept...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 8 9:20am
First post treatment follow up with the oncologist
I have my first follow up visit with my surgeon and radiation oncologists in two days. The weather is threatening to force me to postpone...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 1, 2019
Anastrozole vs Letrozole vs Tamoxifen
Over two years out from initial Stage1 diagnosis. Lumpectomy followed by radiation, then began taking anastrozole for about 6-7 months. Side effects, mostly bone pain...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 27, 2022
Muscular skeletal side effects from radiation
I had lumpectomy surgery. Did great with that no residual pain or change in range of motion of my right dominant arm. Three weeeks after...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 8, 2021
How long did it take you to recover after treatment?
As of Jan 1, 2024, I had completed treatment, but I still had brain fog, fatigue, etc., for months. I had shrunk down to 112...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 28 2:29pm
Going my way: Decided to stop cancer treatments
To make a 18 yr long story short, I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in Nov. of 2000 at the age of 48....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 5, 2023
Lower dose of Exemestane (<25 mg)
I started to take Exemestane to avoid some of the side effects that I had from Letrazole that made me extremely fatigued. Even though I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 20 12:17am
Interested and curious about turkey tail mushrooms
I was diagnosed with breast cancer stage two in June 2022 I went through two surgeries, six months of chemotherapy and five weeks of radiation....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 1 10:36am
Recently diagnosed and wondering what to expect...
Hello, my name is Sheena and I was recently (2 weeks ago) diagnosed with Stage II B ER/PR/HER 2 positive breast cancer. PET scan shows...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 17, 2016
Has anyone gotten a breast infection while on anastrozole?
I started anastrozole mis- June 2023. I started having side effects maybe after a month, headaches, joint aches, moody, tired, fatigued… Dr ordered brain MRI...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 23, 2023