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Hello - I am a 77 year old, post-menopausal woman and am new here. I was recently diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. I've had multiple tests, including CT scans, MRI's, ultrasounds, biopsies, and an Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence test. I had a lumpectomy about a month ago. They removed a 23mm tumor…
My wife was diagnosed with Stage 2A ER/PR positive, Her2 Negative back in June 2019. She went through 2 surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation and hormone therapy. She started taking Tamoxifen in late 2019 or early 2020. She has co-morbodities Thyroid Cancer, Type 2 diabetes, liver steatosis, diabetic nephropathy, and likely…
Hi everyone. So, I was diagnosed with ADH recently , I had a lumpectomy with clean margins about a month ago. My Breast Surgeon/Oncologist recommended that i start taking 5mg Tamoxifen daily for 3 years. She said that i have a 41% chance of getting breast cancer in my life but if I do the baby tam protocol it would reduce…
Hi all. I don't even know where to start, can't quite believe iv found myself on this path again. I was diagnosed with BC back in Nov 2021 had chemo and mastectomy etc and was put on zoladex injections for 19months, finished them a year ago and have been on tamoxifen ever since. Iv not had periods since starting chemo as…
Hi, everyone. After 2 years on anastrozole, my oncologist has switched me to exemestane, due to my complaints about how I feel. I am now reading about exemestane and many articles refer to it as a steroid. My oncologist had not mentioned this to me, so I just called her to discuss it. She told me that it is NOT a steroid,…
I will be going back on letrazole after a break after 2 1/2 months due to sudden onset of constant palpitations and one short episode of a/fib. I had to get a cardiac work up and getting that done has taken time. Getting in to see a cardiologist, wearing a zio patch for two weeks, waiting for the results and then scheduled…
Hi All, My sister was diagnosed with ILC stage 2 in October 2023. She had double mastectomy in January 2024. She started taking AI ( anastrazole) back in April 2024. Recently I'm seeing some personality changes in her that doesn't sound normal. For example, she used to call parents everyday to check on them and now she…
I am about a year and a half out from my breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. I have been taking tamoxifen since November of 2022. I had a hysterectomy in Sep. Of 2023 because of excessive bleeding caused by the tamoxifen. My surgeon left one ovary ( I only had one due to having the other one removed years prior ). I had…
Since having worse and worse short term memory and attention difficulties, I was considering asking my care team for a trial of a stimulant. I’m at 3 1/2 years on tamoxifen and now over 50, so not sure if time on therapy plus dwindling estrogen is the cause. Has anyone had success overcoming cognitive difficulties with a…
Hello and Thank You for the welcome. I had Stage 1A Estrogen Positive BC. Age 68. Lumpectomy 5/7/2024. Now on Letrozole 6 months and doing well so far except I have weight gain. My main question is Supplements. I am confused as to which I could take and/or avoid. Medical oncologist said Calcium/Magnesium 2000MG … but…
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