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Fatigue
I saw this on the internet today and had to smile as I can relate so much to it. I cracked it big time today (fatigue has hit again) and sent an email to those involved who have been pussy footing around me ever since! Fatigue hits us all at varying stages, it is the diagnosis, it is the treatment, it is the side effects,…
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Tamoxifen
Hello all. Just wondering if anybody with ER + tumours decided NOT to take Tamoxifen? I had 2 lumps removed , both HER2+ , one with low percent ER+ . Taxol only chemo and herceptin for 1 year but Tamoxifen also prescribed. I took it for 2 months and didn't like the side effects so have stopped and will rethink after I…
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Ah, Connie. Well done.
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I stress from one thing to the next
Last week I stressed because my liver enzymes were way up and I feared the cancer on my liver. But that came back to mormal and aparently a side affect the the chemo I finished 3 weeks ago. This week Im stressing because I have muscular (I think) pain accross my back about boob height. Could this be a side effect from the…
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Japan
hi everyone I've noticed a few members are heading to japan in late September and thought I would start a thread to see what others are doing there. I'm heading off in early October for two weeks and really looking forward to leaving cancer behind and starting afresh. I'm spending a couple of days in Tokyo and then making…
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Anxious about its return
Hi , I know there is so much support on here and when Im feeling anxious I seem to come here but Im reading so many recurrences Im thinking its making me more fearful than I am already. When the doctors give you your % of survival rate over 10 years. (This stat has stuck in my mind) They don't tell you the recurrence rate…
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Having trouble just coping
Hi , Im new to this group and after ready some stories I am greatful for my early diagnosis, well not that early stage 2a. But still I know I am in a better odds position that lots of others. Im a mum of 3 little girls 5, 6 and 8 with a husband who would be useless without me and Im really really scared. I have just…
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Port removal tomorrow - no love lost
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Feedback on Mirtazapine
Hi ladies I would be interested on any feedback in relation to your use of Mirtazapine. Any issues re effects (however mild), dependency, withdrawal would be appreciated. Thanks Summer :-)
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1 year down 4 to go
Hi Ladies i got a clear report this week for my yearly Cancer tests , so happy to get good news. i hope you are all going well and send you lots of love and healing . Xxx Peta
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Doctor on central coast
Hi ladies,I am new to the central coast in NSW and am looking for a great doctor who has experience dealing with breast cancer patients. I am nearly at the 4 year mark so still see doctors at the hospital but want a doctor for appointments in between. Anywhere in Gosford to Erina areas.Thanks!
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Living with teenagers and bc
Whilst I am retired I had kids very late and find dealing with bc and teenagers tough. Wasn't easy before bc but now when I need a bit of support it's lacking - they think I'm fixed and that I'm supermum - sadly that also includes their father.
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Have to share good news
Today was Good News Day. Finally something to celebrate. I had a mastectomy last Thursday with axillary lymph node clearance. My previous surgery in January resulted in a shock after pre surgery scans did not show up the extent of my cancer. I had a lumpectomy which pathology showed had no clear margins in two sections…
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Dating
hi everyone I'm three and a half months post rad therapy and totally weiry of my own cancer story. I thought it was about time to make some changes in my life and thought I might start dating again . I'm 61. Anyway the question is when do I share my BC history? Scenario 1 hi ! Great to meet you. I've had BC! Or wait for a…
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Just an offload
Just when I felt I could cope with going back to work part time. There isn't any hours available at my old Office humbug. Considering my options. Early retirement gone not enough $ there. Used most of it when hubby got sick and then his funeral Whose going to employ someone with a foster child that has special needs plus…