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My Otis Retreat
Hubby and I arrived back from Thredbo on Sunday - after 9 days away - including 5 days in Creekside, the Otis Foundation retreat in Thredbo. We stayed in Sydney for the first night with my brother & SIL, then down the coast to Batemans Bay with another friend ....who has just taken delivery of a gorgeous miniature…
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Cool bandanas and other headwear
Hi there everyone. I have a shopping bag full of scarves and cool bandanas if anyone would like them. They started with me three years ago this month and then went to Newcastle for Christine then to vic with @Salpal then back to NSW with @Kellee who kindly posted them back to me with a gorgeous card and key ring Each one…
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Seroma fluid build up
Afternoon everyone, I’m having problems with build up of fluid and am wondering how long it takes to,go away. My op was 8 weeks ago but five weeks in my seroma burst thru my incision and I ended up having day surgery to clean out and restitch it together again. I massage my breast every day seems to make no difference. Any…
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Bon Voyage
Our Kate, @kmakm and our Jo, @JJ70 are off on holiday to India on Friday. Let's wish them a Bon Voyage, a well deserved holiday and a fantastic time. Thankyou Kate and Jo for all your support and for just being there for us. Have a great time. Annie
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#firstworldbreastcancerproblems
The Letrozole joint pain in my thumb makes it really hard to hold my gin and tonic glass... B)
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No evidence of disease (NED) for 3.5 years.
2nd May 2019 was out patients appointment to physically check for no breast cancer. I wasn’t really worried about it until I got to the waiting room when I suddenly got diarrhea and had to go to the loo. After that I got really nauseous and dizzy. It all got too much for me and I closed my eyes for most of the waiting and…
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Interesting phone call
I received five missed calls from the same number this am. As I didn’t recognise the number I ignored it. This afternoon I received another call from the same number. A lady asked my name then said she had the wrong number. Five minutes later she rang back and demanded to know why I rang her husband. “What is his name?”…
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Life Insurance
Has anyone had trouble getting life insurance approved after being diagnosed with BC? I have been refused Income Protection and Trauma Insurance and what Death cover I can get (with exclusions) is very heavily loaded.
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An amazing experience
Just to be different my support group l run went as group to look at bras.WOW we went to a place called kicking curves in brighton victoria.l pre rang the shop and explained about our group of bc ladies.when we arrived the owner was there. A sign in the window closed private event for bcna group.yes for us omg, when we…
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Hot flushes
Hi there - for the last two years during and after menopause I have had the worst hot flushes at night. Cover on cover off all night, even to having a towel with me. BUT since the two DCIS's have been removed - nothing! zippo. Even my brain has had the fog lift, no PMS'y feelings. Has anyone else noticed that? have looked…
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Private hospital
I get my Herceptin at a private hospital under a govt funded scheme. Today they decided my temp was too high, My BP was too high and my heart was racing too much to have treatment. They sent me to their ED on the understanding I wouldn’t need to pay. I got there and the triage nurse told me I had to fork out $420. I told…
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Art Through BC Glasses
I went to the MoMa exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria yesterday. It was excellent, and really enjoyable. I realised as I was going round it how this BC life experience had added a new interpretive filter to my art viewing experience. For example in the foyer was a big fan, whirring and swinging in the air…
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Dreams do come true
we are moving to the beach!!!! It feels like a dream and it's going to be a hectic month coming up but Dh has been offered a job at ripcurl Torquay so we are about to living the dream.
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The Chilly Towel - wrap it around your pillow
I have for many years used a body pillow (very long pillow 148cm x 50cm) to help with back issues when I lie on my side. Since bc and rads, I find that my chest gets so hot with the pillow pressing up against that area. Before I started rads, I found this product called the Chilly Towel. https://chillytowel.com.au/…
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Legal rights while on sick leave
Hello, I got diagnosed with invasive breast cancer April 2018, since then I have had a double Mastectomy, Chemo and still have reconstruction and Hysterectomy to go as I have the BRACA gene. i am signed off till June 2019. Just before I was diagnosed I was promoted to a new position managing a team of 7. This position was…