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hi again
Hi Girls, Just to let you if anyone is waiting for answers on here, Sorry i have been on holiday in Qld for the last month, just got back this morning. So i'm not ignoring you. And tommorrow i am going to the community forum in Port Lincoln, bit of a drive, but wouldnt miss these events. Hope you are all well and i will be…
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young grans paintings
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great moment for one-breasted women
I've been off-line for ages, but just wanted to share something wonderful. I was having a moment of feeling ugly and unlovable on the weekend, wondering if my mastectomy scar would ever start to look normal (2 years on, it still looks pretty brutal to me). My partner saw me wiping away a few tears in front of the mirror…
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Happy Easter
Hope you are enjoying the easter break, it's a good time to catch up with friends and watch a few movies maybe. At least the weather is getting cooler as I like the changing seasons, a reminder of time passing! Have had an excrutiating nerve pain in my hip and leg so was getting pretty worried. Turns out wearing high heels…
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I'm Lee
Hi Ladies, I'm a BCNA Community Liaison and Online network champion, although I've been away from the online side of things lately. But I am back! It's nice to see that one of you has created this group :-) I'm living in Singleton, between Rockingham and Mandurah. Have you had a chance to meet each other in person yet? I…
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Health Fund claim for wig
Interesting (mild word for the way I felt at the time) that the place I bought my wig from did not give me a proper tax receipt that has my name on it. They knew I was buying it because I am going to lose my hair through chemo. I asked them about whether I might be able to claim it on my health fund. They said that I…
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Jobs this week
* register for Medicare Safety Net * organise 2 year referral from GP to oncologist * book appointment with lymphodema physio * check seroma with surgeon * move cut-off-all-my-hair appointment * claim on private health for cost of wig * get refreezable ice pack for surgery site; and eye drops to add to my chemo kit * email…
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Breast cancer and your family
The latest in BCNA’s series of short videos has been completed and focuses on how a diagnosis of breast cancer impacts the whole family. In the new video BCNA members speak out about what their diagnosis meant for their family, tips for telling loved ones including children and parents, and how partners can best provide…
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latest news for me
Hi All, just wanted to give a quick update. I had my 2 year follow-up last friday with my breast surgeon and all is good. Lots of little cysts on the ultrasound in the good breast but nothing solid. The reconstructed side is all good too. Hooray. Hope you are all well. Cheers Katie.
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Meeting the ABCFG
Last Tuesday I was able to join the Adelaide Breast Cancer Friendship Group for an informal gathering for tea at Primos on the Parade. Very grateful to Jenny for picking me up. Being able to chat with others who have been through similar experiences was very useful and helped me build on my growing knowledge and awareness…
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A wig!
After the workshop, two girlfriends had arranged to pick me up and take me into the city to look at wigs. This was a lot of fun although tiring! I tried on several and talked about dos and don'ts and care. I really wanted something that wasn't too far from my current hair but maybe better! One I quite liked my friends felt…
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Something to look forward to
Hi everyone, this is my first post, but always refer to your posts for advice etc. I was diagnosed in dec 2012, grade 3 triple neg, lumpectomy nodes and margins clear. Just had 2nd round of chemo (FEC), 4 to go then 5 weeks of radio. I will be finished by end of july, so to get me through this I want to plan a tropical…
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Home sweet home
This feels a bit like the calm before the storm... I feel pretty good after 5 days in hospital following the mastectomy and axillary clearance. I have numbness from elbow up under my left arm, armpit and part of my left chest - I now refer to my chest and my breast - left and right side. Feels like a pre puberty chest.…
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young grans paintings
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COMING UP TO 2 YEARS.
It will be 2 years on the 10th March. Just had blood tests done all good. Mammagram and ultrasound Monday. Feeling a bit anxious though. Have just found the best GP. Very on the ball. 3mth blood tests and said I should have ultasound and mammagram and MRI, every 12mths. Have implants and by having MRI , will show up…