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Should I take AI considering all the side effects?
I have invasive ductal CA, stage 2, with DCIS in situ. Prognosis was very favorable since caught early and was small. Lumpectomy was done in...
Amer. Soc. of Clinical Oncologists daily updates
I'm cross-posting this in the hopes that others interested, who don't already know about ASCO, check it out. The daily posts review much of the...
Bilateral Mastectomy without Reconstruction Recovery Timeline
I'm going to be having a bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction and I'd love to hear from others who have gone through this about your recovery...
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...
100% ER+ 100% PR+ HERS2- How common is the 100% diagnosis?
When I went to Mayo for a second opinion they saw my initial diagnosis of 100%ER+ 100%PR+ and said that would probably change when they...
Early 40s trying to decide if hormone therapy is worth it
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/early-40s-trying-to-decide-if-hormone-therapy-is-worth-it/
Hi. I am trying to figure out a hard decision - thought I would maybe have kids later in life and then I got breast...
Periods Post Oopherectomy
Hello, I am a 46 yo woman who was diagnosed with Stage 2 B invasive ductal carcinoma in 2020. I had bilateral mastectomies and chemo,...
Estradiol For vaginal atrophy after breast cancer. Is it safe?
I have developed severe atrophy 25 years after estrogen receptive breast cancer. Did chemo, radiation and 5 years of Tamoxifen. I was always told NO...
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after breast cancer treatments
Hi from OregonI was diagnosed two weeks before my 33rd birthday in March of 2016.I had left breast mastectomy with axillary lymphnode dissection without reconstruction...
Exemestane and Anastrozole
Diagnosed with Her2 triple+ September 2019. After chemo and radiation, took Anastrozole for 1 1/2 months, experienced diarrhea then after 3 week rest began Exemestane...
chemo resistant
I had been found to be chemo resistant...can't believe I had to go through all of the toxic reaction and hair loss for little if...
Heart and lung conditions post breast cancer radiation
My cardiologist implanted a loop monitor a few weeks ago after I had a TIA last December possibly caused by Tamoxifen and an undetected clotting...
Has anyone changed from Anastrozole to Exemestane?
I had DCIS 16 yrs ago and developed memory/cognitive issues along w hair loss, joint pain,etc with Tamoxifen so had to discontinue it after 2...
Alpha Lipoic Acid, physician recommended?
Is anyone taking Alpha Lipoic Acid with a doctor’s recommendation? My PCP suggested I might want to take it for brain health as I’ve had...
Does Mayo Clinic have oncologists who specialize in Lobular BC?
My search continues. The doctors I have found so far who really get ILC (few and far between) are out of state. Now 56, 5...
Breast Cancer 2nd time and hysterectomy
Hi All, Hope all are doing good. I am diagnosed with breast cancer in left breast in Oct last year and Mastectomy was done Nov...
When you have hormone positive breast cancer, how to manage menopause?
HiI just finished breast cancer surgery and radiation I was taken off my HRT last October. I am 65 I have major menopause symptoms and...
ER PR positive Her2 negative and Ovary removal
Hi all,In 2019 I was diagnosed ER/PR positive and Her2 negative and mastectomy done on right side. No chemo, no radiationI am 45 and this...
Anyone have low estrogen (ER) breast cancer (PR-, HER2-)?
Anyone else have low ER, PR negative and HER2 negative cancer? It’s a rare subgroup, and can behave more like triple negative. I’m about it...
Eek! My hair is falling out!
I did not know where to go with this discussion, but figured that the BC issue is behind this so I am starting here. I...