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Shrinking breast after treatments
Has anyone else had a breast shrink after lumpectomy, radiation and about a year on anastrozole? ( I had DCIS.) The other breast , the...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 20, 2023
Prone position mapping for left breast.
My question concerns Prone position radiation mapping/markings. Where are the markings supposed to be on the body for the prone position? Mine are on my...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 10, 2023
Just diagnosed with breast cancer. Not sure what to say or expect
Not sure what to expect. I was told I would have surgery, than radiation after chemo. Not sure what to expect. Any ideas or information...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 2, 2023
Men with breast cancer: Your experience wth hormonal therapy?
I had a mastectomy and 3 positive lymph nodes and 16 proton radiation treatments at MN Mayo. I am taking 20 mg of tamoxifen. What...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 9, 2024
Bilateral mastectomy and aromatose inhibitors or tamoxifen
I had DCIS in 2007 in the right breast with lumpectomy and radiation. I then had IDC in 2018 in left breast with lumpectomy and...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 8, 2020
Anastrozole Brain Fog
I started taking Anastrozole in October 2018 after radiation for stage 2 breast cancer. Has anyone had ‘brain fog’ or memory loss with this medication?...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 29, 2023
Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?
I have rec’d 4 chemo + 16 radiation treatments for invasive. Has lumpectomie 1st....then one week later... Dissection 17 lymph nodes & 3 tumors removed...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 24, 2024
Cording / Axillary Web Syndrome (AWS)
Does anyone have experience with Cording, also called Axillary Web Syndrome (AWS) I recently found a rope like structures under the skin in my armpit....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 14, 2024
TNBC with repeating recurring skin mets insights?
Have TNBC and been on many chemos with local recurring skin mets. Had surgery, chemo, and radiation. Out of options for chemo and have stumped...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 13 7:13pm
Chemo or not?
Hello, I'm 45 years old, was dx with IDC in Sept.ER+ PR+ HER2-Stage IIAOncotype for 2 tumors was 17 and 19. Tumors were approx 3...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 13 8:22am
Who else is HER2 positive?
Anyone here with her2 positive diagnosis? I was diagnosed with stage 2 back in April, did 6 chemo, bilateral mastectomy and will be doing radiation....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 8 9:14pm
Breast pain years after lumpectomy, nipple inverting.
Breast cancer 1996 (left breast & lymph node involvement). Chemotherapy/Radiation and Tamoxifen for 5 yrs. Now having pain and my nipple is sinking in. Mammogram...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 15, 2023
Should I do Radiotherapy or not? I am 71 years old
I had the left breast removed and 3 lumpectomy's on the right breast. Now the medics want me to have radiotherapy. It seems to me...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 23, 2023
How long should one stay on Arimidex after a reccurrence?
Had breast Ca, mastectomy and chemo. After 15 yrs, reoccurred in same breast. Had surgery, chemo, radiation and started on Arimidex 1 mg. daily. It...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 17 10:10am
Breast cancer treatment with osteopenia: What's your experience?
HiJust wondering people's experiences that have spinal fractures with osteopenia and having to have breast cancer treatments such as radiation and tamoxifen. I currently do...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 16, 2024
Nausea symptoms persist after chemo for breast cancer
Hi everyone. I completed chemo treatments on December 19 and still have neausea. Has anyone else suffered from this? I'm wondering if it could also...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 4, 2019
Tamoxifen and uterine fibroid
Hi All, I have been recommended to take 20mg Tamoxifen after my radiation. I have uterine fibroids and Tamoxifen can increase the growth of those...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 13 9:28am
Painful lump/spots after lumpectomy not going away?
Hello all I am 10 weeks post last surgery (ILC with lumpectomy and then re-excision). I have had some painful spots since the 1st surgery,...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 30, 2023
Aromatase Inhibitor side effects - dry mouth
I started taking Letrozole a month ago following lumpectomy and radiation for stage 1 Grade 1 breast cancer. The only noticeable side effect I have...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 20, 2019
Having a MRI to rule out recurrence in other breast
I was diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer in Early 2022. Had a lumpectomy and radiation, then Tamoxifen. Will have a MRI this week to...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 18 4:24pm