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General discussion
morning all I have just been informed that I have to have a biopsy on Friday morning an ultrasounded guided core biopsy two breast lesions and a fine needle asoriate f a lymph node to say I am petrified is an understatement what can I expect I'm so overwhelmed at the moment cannot sleep and we have our business so trying…
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What a sunrise!
Hello everyone, I had the opportunity to go in a hot air balloon on Saturday morning and to see the sunrise over Melbourne city. How amazing is this photo. My husband took this pic as I was just enjoying the view and peace and quiet! It was really quiet up there (apart from the firing up of the balloon from time to time!).…
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Back to work tomorrow!
I finished radiotherapy in November last year, following AC Chemo in July, August & Sept and lumpectomy in June.I am lucky that I have recovered from treatment quickly. I have been looking for part time work since January and all of a sudden it has happened. I have a casual position with my former employer - full-time…
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Lest we forget
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Wonderful !
Today I had the pleasure of meeting @kmakm for a coffee. A truly lovely ,honest ,insightful, brave lady , I had a great time sharing stories . Good luck for Friday @kmakm ,you've got this ! Again if you need anything just ask ! Look forward to another coffee date xxx
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Thought for the week
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Clinical Trial
Hi Everyone, Im currently taking oral chemotherapy due to more bony mets. Thank goodness it hasn't spread elsewhere. My tumour count flew up to 232, having not gone down since October last year, very frustrating. My oncologist has referred me yo Peter McCallum hospital and I'm due to hear from a doctor this week to discuss…
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Lost my phone, feeling lost!
I am in Japan with my husband helping take 25 students on a 2 week excursion. I was so busy making sure all the kids grabbed their bags and personal belongings that I left my phone on the plane aaaagh!!!! Now I’m by no means addicted to my phone but it is my camera, does hold all my contacts, lots of books uploaded (plus 3…
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New podcast might be interesting
'Laughing in the face of our cancer' - Daily Mail https://apple.news/Ak1VmNtk8T8ybFWcjZQbR-A
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Family Drama
I just want to say I have had an absolutely shit day because of my family. Not the one I live with, but the one I was born into. I won't bore you with the details, but I've been incredibly upset, and my stress levels, already high, are now through the roof. What do other people do when they have family dramas…
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Eyebrows and eyelashes
Hi everyone. On a more lighthearted subject, I just wanted to share something with everyone who may have lost their eyebrows through chemo. I was looking a little weird without eyebrows and a friend got me on to this great product called Fab Brows. Had to order it from NZ but I am glad I did as the results are great. I'll…
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My brain finally gave me a break for Easter
Hi all, So I am 17 months on from Dday and 8 months on from chemo and rads. Breast cancer thoughts swim around my head daily, sometimes constantly, sometimes only a few times a day. But it's always there, lurking in the background, interrupting my life and disrupting my thoughts at the most inopportune moments. It gets…
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The Ripple Effect
My diagnosis, from a routine mammogram rather than finding a lump, has caused several of my friends in their 40s & 50s to have a mammogram themselves . Has this happened to anyone else? My best friend, the one to whom I tell all the things, and my partner in my India endeavours, got a call back 10 days ago. 10 days of…
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Grateful
6 years ago when l was diagnosed with bc l just wanted to live in 2014 l was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer l just wanted to live and celebrate milestones .this month l got to celebrate my daughters marriage and lm so grateful every day lm alive
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Sunday funnies
Let's face it sometimes it is hard to have a giggle when feeling low but I am starting a thread, Sunday funnies, for us to share some of the giggles I had this week. Last night we found yet another little 4 foot coastal python invading our property and I felt like being the brave one and grabbed it by the tail and had a…