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Come along to our free Information Forums in Devonport and Hobart, Tasmania
BCNA is coming to Tasmania as part of our free national Information Forum series. We are bringing leading experts to events in Devonport on Tuesday 30 April and Hobart on Thursday 2 May to talk on a range of breast cancer topics. Our events are for anyone who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer or who is living…
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When is your birthday?
Hello everyone, Following on from the amazing birthday list that was started by @socoda, thank you very much! Im calling out to all our members to let us know your birthday. We love an online celebration and on the day you will receive a virtual birthday cake that we can all share! No need to include the year you were born…
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New to This
Hi I had a mammogram, followed by an ultrasound and a core biopsy last Friday and today saw the specialist and found out I have Invasive lobular breast cancer, possibly stage 2. Not all results have come back yet. I have to have a bone scan on Thursday and a CT scan followed by an MRI the following week, then surgery the…
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An update on my situation
What happened previously... My doctor (GP) told me that I had breast cancer, then I saw the breast surgeon and she said it isn't cancer. I do not agree that I don't have breast cancer. I have Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and another possible carcinoma. I have an early form of breast cancer that requires treatment, and I'm…
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Constipation
most of the threads I can find about constipation are quite old so thought I would start a new one . Having just spent a very uncomfortable Friday / night at home, followed by fun Saturday in emergency, and a Saturday night in the short stay unit with the worst constipation ever am looking for some tips advice on how…
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Coffee
After 4 rounds of AC and 4 of paclitaxel, coffee tastes like coffee again. In the unpredictable world of chemo side effects, I'm enjoying it while it lasts 😀
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Reconstruction
Hello there BC group could i please be added to to reconstruction group. I would find it super helpful to have a look at images from various recon surgeries thanks in advance
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Access to NDIS?
I should maybe post this in the metastatic group, but it’s fairly quiet there so I thought just a general post might be more visible. To summarise, I was diagnosed stage 4 de novo (liver mets) HER2+ in 2015 at age 40. I did 5 months of paclitaxel and have continued on with 3 weekly Herceptin and Perjeta since then. My…
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What’s happening in choosing breast reconstruction….
What’s happening in Choosing breast reconstruction. Hi all, Just a quick reminder for those who belong to the choosing breast reconstruction group but haven’t popped over recently to have a look. We have a member who is still in pain 6 months after a mastectomy with a direct to implant reconstruction. Here is the link if…
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Breast Implant Infection.
Hi All, due to have an implant and reconstruction in a few weeks I just saw an article that came up on my news feed about Breast Implant Infection and was wondering if anyone here has had that problem or has heard of it. Many thanks.
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Chemo timing
Does anyone know why it’s ideal to start chemotherapy within 8 weeks of surgery? What happens if you start later and if it’s so effective then why can’t you do it at anytime? What do you do if you have to have second surgery? More questions 😳😳
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15 March is @Tracey_B birthday
To dear @Tracey_B Happy Birthday to you best wishes <3
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Happy birthday to @ren153
@Ren153 🎂
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Today is @pammiesyd Birthday
To dear @pammiesyd wishing you a very happy birthday best wishes
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Birthday wishes for today to @chanel67
To dear @chanel67 wishing you the happiest of birthdays 🎂 for today xx
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Newbie - not the 2024 I was hoping for!
I was diagnosed just before Christmas 2023 with invasive lobular cancer - a journey that just keeps unfolding. Initial diagnosis scans showed the ILC was 3.3 cm, then MRI 6 cm and the pathology results ended up at 7 cm and another 1 cm LCIS spot in a totally different area. I had two surgeries- a mastectomy and a positive…
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Surgery
Hi everyone. I'm have about 7 treatments left of Taxol and am about to discuss surgery with my doctor. Just wondering in general how long people waited to have surgery after chemo was complete?