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Looking for the positives
Being in the COVID capital of Victoria it has been difficult to find many positives for some months. These masks - blah - but today I found myself appreciating mine. ''What ?'' You may be asking. Well, Ballarat has snow - real snow which lays on the ground and banks up. The temperature dropped to zero but it felt like…
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38 temperature
How long should I wait before I go to hospital after hitting 38 temp. Had paclitaxel today and had two toenails removed 2 weeks ago due to treatment. I don’t want to be a drama queen. I have a 6 year old son sound asleep beside me.
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Happy Fathers Day
Happy Fathers Day to all the dads and single mums (who have to be dad as well). I hope you have a brilliant stress free day.
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Post chemo hair ....everywhere!!
So my hair is growing back with a vengeance, but not just on my head. My face is unbelievably hairy - thankfully white so not too obvious, but it’s on my cheeks, chin even my nose has little fine white hairs. So, if others have experienced thus, what did you use to get rid of it?
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Anyone here having trouble with Arm Compression Sleeves
Can anyone help with suggestions to keep my arm sleeve from slipping. The grip tops seem to never be tight enough so my sleeve is always sliding down causing creases & sore spots around the elbow. My therapist has given me 4 to try in the last 4 months & nothing fits me !! Mediven Esprit standard CCL2 is the sleeve I have…
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recovering from double mastectomy with Bella's help!
So I had my double mastectomy recently with expanders put in at the same time (photos to follow in 'Choosing breast reconstruction' when I am a bit further along) for reconstruction and when they examined the breast tissue afterwards they found more DCIS, 10cm in total and I was small breasted! and in the other breast…
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Rest in peace Avagomum
I will remember you@Avagomum. I am sorry this is four weeks late. With Covid I only just found out as I have been unable to visit and you haven’t been responding for months. I am so pleased you were able to make the most of the past year. 😥
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Isolation and staying happy
Today’s my Birthday 🎂. I received a lovely message from Jennyss wishing me a HB🌹 thank you so much xxx today is also the day I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. It’s a day I’ll always remember but am so grateful for . very blessed to be here . I hope you’re all staying safe and well in theses challenging times ♥️♥️♥️
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Take a seat, Lois.
THANK YOU for all the absolutely beautiful messages of support and encouragement that you all sent to me regarding my post "tears in the dark". I know it was a pretty profound bit of writing that may have stirred up some memories or given some, the shivers and shakes of what is to come. One thing, I have discovered from…
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Burning Ring of Fire.....
Good Morning Beautiful people, It is the wee hours of Saturday morning, I am wide awake due to a song......(Again) Like all the other songs that have made their way into my life and lately into these posts - there is a meaning behind the song choice! Mr. Johnny Cash - The Ring of Fire. To be honest, I can not believe I am…
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Skull Lesion
Good evening lovelies...just an update on my skull lesion..I’ve seen the neurosurgeon and I had the option of having it monitored every 12 months or having it removed. I’ve chosen to have it removed..I don’t need another yearly Scanxiety...he doesn’t think it’s anything sinister...can they tell or it’s a remove and wait…
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Isolation Safety
I am wondering if any other ladies are fearing the end of isolation ? Being somewhat older and with other medical issues I have been self-isolating as much as possible for the last few months, going out for food but keeping the social distancing and using other recommended hygiene measures (no, not masks !). As things…
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Mastectomy looming
This time next week I’ll be having my double mastectomy. For the first time since diagnosis I’m feeling so sad and swamped with gloom. The lumpectomy and the entire node removal left me mentally unscathed believing I’d be okay and able to cope with whatever was to come. I know I have no choice and to save my life these…
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Is "Brian" the new Farnham??
So.......I thought I had given my lump "Brian" a beautiful farewell concert, complete with audience, drinks and a hearty "F...k Off Brian" back in March. At that stage, I was cruising through the Stage 1, grade 3 euphoria of "You got this Girl!" Doctor will do a Lumpectomy one morning, rip out a few nodes, dose of…
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Beautiful songs/singing to lighten your day
I've just found this amazing Father & Daughter Duo who are doing the most gorgeous DUets of popular songs The Prayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqFCbtRz1Z0 Their other songs together: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR_SOhBL-5BSaIuqhj1U18g Feel free to add your own songs/videos