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Post-treatment fatigue - feeling discouraged and frustrated
Hi there lovely people. I finished chemo in Sept '25 and radiation in Oct '25 (so about 7 months ago), and I'm on tamoxifen. I am still really struggling with fatigue and having to pace and limit mys...
Daisymoo
9 hours ago
coping
menopause
work
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4Comments
National Reconciliation Week 2026 (27 May – 3 June)
1 MIN READ This week, we recognise National Reconciliation Week and reflect on this year’s theme: “All In” - a powerful call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day. Re...
Mez_BCNA
11 hours ago
First Peoples
support
torres-strait-islander
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2likes
0Comments
Tamoxifen and haemorrhoids.
Hello I wondered if anyone has had **bleep** bleeding while on Tamoxifen and feel that it is a side effect. I have just started bleeding after being on Tamoxifen for 6 months. Whether it is relat...
Spursy
11 hours ago
tamoxifen
25Views
0likes
1Comment
Struggling to make surgery/reconstruction decision
Hi everyone I have been diagnosed with high grade DCIS with an MRI showing a potential small spot of invasive cancer in my right breast. I have to have a mastectomy and I am booked in for surgery ne...
Jamie350
11 hours ago
diep
double mastectomy
mastectomy
380Views
0likes
12Comments
Flying with a seroma
Hi peeps I have a seroma on my chest wall, following mastectomy with flat closure just over 12 months ago. The seroma has been drained multiple times but keeps coming back - the saga continues... ...
Daisymoo
13 hours ago
post surgery
115Views
0likes
2Comments
🌱Wednesday Wellness - it’s OK to Ask: Breast Cancer and Breaking Taboos - 21May26🌱
2 MIN READ Asking questions about breast cancer can be harder than it sounds. Even when something is worrying you, it’s common to hold back or try to downplay how you are feeling. You might not want to seem dif...
Christina_BCNA
15 hours ago
support
wellness
12Views
2likes
0Comments
Another Re-Excision or Mastectomy?
Well, here I go again. I was diagnosed with DCIS in December. It has been a long path, but I eventually had a double lumpectomy on my right breast on 26 March 2026. A week later I was told that ...
swisha
1 day ago
dcis
lumpectomy
mastectomy
304Views
0likes
16Comments
More Than a Documentary: Why Kylie's story means so much
2 MIN READ Last night, I watched the Kylie documentary and there are so many aspects of it that are swirling around in my head. There was so much joy in it. Warmth, humour, resilience. Kylie’s ability to keep...
Kirsten_BCNA
1 day ago
media
73Views
6likes
1Comment
👋 Monday Mingle Meet & Greet - Welcome New Members May 18-24 👋
Welcome to members who recently joined our online community in the past week! We hope you are connecting with others and finding support. VintageKat birdsong Peggy40 Louise1957 Pammigirl ...
Astrida_BCNA
1 day ago
welcome
14Views
2likes
0Comments
ENDS 27 MAY - Last chance for Pink Fun Buns 🩷
2 MIN READ Our Pink Bun Campaign ends close of business tomorrow! Every Fun Bun 6 Pack from Bakers Delight goes straight to strengthening BCNA's impact, including right here in our wonderful Online Network. ...
Christina_BCNA
1 day ago
pink bun
11Views
2likes
0Comments
Anastrozole and vertigo
Hi all, couple of weeks ago I had such a terrible vertigo that I couldn't get out of the bed for one week. Now I am fine. I am taking Anastrozole in the past 5 years. I am wondering could vertigo was ...
Zan
1 day ago
214Views
0likes
9Comments
Lipofilling - tips for preparation and recovery please.
Hi everyone. Back in 2024, I was diagnosed with DCIS and subsequently had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy. I'm now booked for my first round of lipofilling/fat-grafting at the end of July. The thigh...
CozyCat
2 days ago
fat-grafting
lipofilling
lumpectomy
pain
post-surgery
57Views
0likes
2Comments
Zoladex 3 monthly available but not PBS covered for women
I wanted to share something I recently learned as it might help ease the burden of regular monthly injections. I recently learned that the goserelin injections many of us have monthly are actually a...
NWhite1
2 days ago
Endocrine Therapy
Goserelin
side-effects
zoladex
422Views
2likes
10Comments
Hormone inhibitor treatment decisions
Sorry this is a long post. 70 year old, between August 2024 to April 2025 diagnosed DCI, PR+, ER+, HR -, R partial mastectomy and reconstruction, radiation, Anastrazole(such awful, awful side effect...
be_sage
2 days ago
treatment decisions
530Views
0likes
15Comments
Post surgery pathology
Hi there, I had a double mastectomy last week following a cancer diagnosis in April. I had sentinel lymph nodes removed as part of the surgery and am assuming the lymph node testing will infom th...
AnnaS
2 days ago
double mastectomy
lymph nodes
205Views
0likes
10Comments
Dense breast tissue and what it conceals.
My recent lumpectomy revealed multiple tumours that did not show on mammogram or ultrasound. Manual palpation led to a core biopsy and on to lumpectomy. I am awaiting results of a follow up MRI afte...
Meurig
2 days ago
diagnosis
37Views
0likes
2Comments
👩‍⚕️International Nurses Day 💙
Today we celebrate the incredible contribution of nurses across Australia, especially those supporting people affected by breast cancer. 💕 Cancer nurses are more than just clinical experts, they ...
Christina_BCNA
2 days ago
nurses
29Views
6likes
2Comments
Angiosarcoma (my purple spot)
Hi Everyone, I’m writing this in the hope that it will help others in being alert to this disease which is so rare (US figures state 1 in a million people get this). I had radiation and a lumpectomy...
JannyB
3 days ago
breast-cancer
205Views
1like
4Comments
Mastectomy drain bag belt
I am having a double total mastectomy soon and was wondering if anyone has purchased a drain belt and if so where did you purchase it and was it useful. Thanks.
Bees
3 days ago
double mastectomy
flat closure
94Views
0likes
6Comments
Hope
It’s been a while since I’ve posted- just wanted to say, I’m still here 20 years later! (My cancerversary) is in August. There is hope and I wish you all beautiful times ahead 💕💕
Pink_Linda
3 days ago
hope
171Views
12likes
7Comments

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Post-treatment fatigue - feeling discouraged and frustrated

National Reconciliation Week 2026 (27 May – 3 June)

Tamoxifen and haemorrhoids.

Struggling to make surgery/reconstruction decision

Flying with a seroma

🌱Wednesday Wellness - it’s OK to Ask: Breast Cancer and Breaking Taboos - 21May26🌱

Another Re-Excision or Mastectomy?

More Than a Documentary: Why Kylie's story means so much

👋 Monday Mingle Meet & Greet - Welcome New Members May 18-24 👋

ENDS 27 MAY - Last chance for Pink Fun Buns 🩷

Anastrozole and vertigo

Lipofilling - tips for preparation and recovery please.

Zoladex 3 monthly available but not PBS covered for women

Hormone inhibitor treatment decisions

Post surgery pathology

Dense breast tissue and what it conceals.

👩‍⚕️International Nurses Day 💙

Angiosarcoma (my purple spot)

Mastectomy drain bag belt

Hope

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