Hi - this is my first time on here. Brief history - my mother, a year ago was diagnosed with breast cancer - she had a lumpectomy and then upon further research it had metastasized to her hip. Which within the process of less than a month she had a hip replacement. I just wanted to share my story - and wanted to hear your…
It was a long 5 hours there and 5 hours home road trip but I met my dad for the second time ever yesterday. He is undergoing chemo for bone mets but at 76 the treatment cant be too harsh so he is having several doses in increasing amounts. The first time I met him in April I had no hair as I had must finished chemo and…
ok, I have just gotten off the phone from my husband who took carers leave today to come pick me up from hospital (stayed in over the weeked due to high temperature from last round of chemo) but I have not seen him since he dropped me off this morning. I had to drive to my Breast oncologist this afternoon for an…
Hi Everyone.... Well I have had a lot happening....surgeries etc....and now I have finally had my bi lateral mastectomy and am healing as well as can be expected.....So I have started to get back into my art... I have become involved in a not for profit organisation that goes about preparing "smile boxes" for sick, needy…
Hi everyone, Welcome to the Friday update where we share you with some information about the online network and what's happening within BCNA. Community Highlights We had 22 new members join the online network this week from all over Australia. Please welcome sammi17, Neptune 6, Krissy32, Bee123 and all the other new…
My maternal grandmother had breast cancer at 46, paternal grandmother at 72 and mother at 56 so with a huge family history I had the gene testing when I turned 30. It came back normal for BRCA1 and BRCA2 and I was told I had just as must chance at getting breast cancer as the general population and was in no increased…
My well-meaning mum went shopping for me last night after she brought me home, and bought me a 3 litre-milk which triggered an emotional tirade from me. Nothing that can't be fixed of course, I just REALLY need to feel like I can do some simple things for myself while I'm home alone during the day. My well-meaning mum is a…
Im so proud of her she made it through yah! quite a few up and downs ( mum too ) as expected but Taxol is done like a dinner, it was slightly easier on both of us than AC, now we prepare for radiation we went and spoke to the radiation Doc and it sounds easy she said those that have been through chemo tolerate it better…
BCNA is coming to Tasmania as part of our free national Information Forum series. We are bringing leading experts to events in Devonport on Tuesday 30 April to talk on a range of breast cancer topics. Our events are for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or who is living with or after a breast cancer…
BCNA is coming to Tasmania as part of our free national Information Forum series. We are bringing leading experts to events in Hobart on Thursday 2 May to talk on a range of breast cancer topics. Our events are for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or who is living with or after a breast cancer…