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Doctors Appointments
Hi How long are you under the care of the Surgeon and Onclogist for? At present I see both specialists twice a year does it finished once all hormonal treatment is finished? For me it is 5 years. Regards Stork
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Income Protection
Hi, Long introduction: One of the things I've been grappling with is going back to work. As my diagnosis came almost at the end of the school year and I work in the education sector, I'm off work for a few weeks anyway. I have looked at my Super and I do have income protection (75% for 2 years). I have had the surgery, I'm…
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Life is good on holidays
I've just returned from a holiday with my husband. 2.5 weeks on a motorbike tour around Victoria. It was a holiday we planned on my 51st birthday to do the next year but bloody breast cancer had other ideas. Just beforehand I was worried it wasn't going to happen again. My nipple reconstruction had some hiccups and I was…
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Not purely BC related, but is anyone else in a financial slump caused through having bc?
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Recovery Emotions
After a good couple of weeks I had a bad day yesterday. On what should have been a good one. One bad thing happened, I cried, and the rest of the day was cactus. I was starting the very first session of the ExMed Cancer exercise programme. I parked, walked fast (running a couple of minutes late) the 20m to the ticket…
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St Andrews Luncheon - Adelaide
Are any of you SA women going to the St Andrews Hospital Annual Breast Cancer Day Luncheon? I've received the invitation and I'm trying to decide whether to go, paticularly given it's in the middle of the school holidays.
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Two years on
I don't keep track of exact dates anymore, but it was early October 2016 when my recurrence was diagnosed. How time flies. Not. I don't know where the last two years have gone; sometimes it feels like it's only been a week, sometimes it feels like it's been an entire lifetime. So, after repeating the whole performance…
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Thought for the day
We must be mindful that it can also be true with the written word
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Birthday @socoda
Hi Something tells me that between us all we have missed @socoda birthday. Now she is our treasure that makes sure we all get a wonderful cake for our birthdays Belated wishes Cath - when was it, June? Take care
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Our lovely Katie girl hits the headlines !!!
Todays Herald Sun has dedicated several pages to the story of @kmakm if you didn't already know the punishing tale of her recent years , reach for the tissues ! As she continually finds it within herself to help & advise others down this shitty BC track she underplays her strength & tenacity I feel. You are a wonderful…
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Has anyone heard from Summer ?
Hello. I have been trying to contact my friend Summer (Summerhill38) who was very kind to me when I was diagnosed and had surgery. She is not answering her door or phone. Summer had found a lump and was going for tests this week. She had never had any tests on the mastectomy side until she insisted this week - what the ?…
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Happy Friday
Hi Ladies, Just wanted to share what a awesome week i have had, because I don't have a lot of annual leave, (Well any, wait i actually have 11 hours owing as of yesterday) we decided to have a 'city week' Omg what a week, out for dinner every night, we are staying in south Melbourne about 500 metres from work. I have…
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Look What I Got!
I picked this up today. I am so thrilled to have my own SUP rather than forking out for a hire one on the odd occasion I can justify the cost (this has come from birthday and Christmas presents). What has this to do with BC you may ask? Apart from being such a fun and peaceful thing to do, the constant but gentle movement…
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Short Hair? Yeah Yeah!
This one's for you @Fletch, @lgray3911 and @Kat09! https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/beauty/why-short-hair-is-the-way-of-the-future-20180830-p500nv.html
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Everyone's a Comedian
I've been trying to get on top of the gardening which has suffered badly this year. I was talking about it and mentioned that I wanted to get the heavy duty weeding done before the hot weather and the increased activity of the slithery things. My husband said we should ask the doctor if my interrupted lymphatic system…