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Bias in medical science
This makes me hopping mad... :# https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/13/the-female-problem-male-bias-in-medical-trials
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Life - is it metastasis or not
Life has been one heck of a roller coaster since I was on here last, Just when I had been back at work and full steam ahead with life and plans and Feeling great about life. Then is went to trash. This year I lost my dad in May to Esophageal cancer it took a year, then My Brother in August lung cancer (well actually the…
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Happy Birthday - 13 Nov - adean
Dear @adean We hear today is your birthday! Sending you birthday greetings Have a lovely time!
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Any support groups in Melbourne?
Morning all. Went to a Look Good Feel Great workshop on Monday. I loved it, the presenters were beautiful , I totally recommend it. It was so lovely to meet wth other cancer survivors. For me , that was probably the best thing , meeting people who just get it. Made me wonder if there are any groups in Melbourne I don’t…
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Happy Birthday - 12 Nov - Mrs_H
Dear @Mrs_H Sending you birthday greetings Hope your day is full of laughter and joy
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Happy Birthday - 11 Nov - Kat09
Dear @Kat09 Hope your day is full of laughter and joy Happy birthday
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Happy Birthday - 9 Nov - Patchworkmum
Dear @Patchworkmum Popular day for a birthday! Birthday greetings coming your way - hope you have a lovely birthday Wishing you Many Happy Returns
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Snarky Cow
I'm into my second week of radiotherapy and I have a problem. When I say that, I realise it is my problem, but it's giving me the irrits. One of the technicians is really giving me the shits. I met her on the first day of actual treatment, so I was on the table for a while as they faffed about. The first thing she did was…
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Rise of the machines😩🤬🥴🤢
Is anyone else terrified of the scanners, the beam, the other thing that’s round? It’s been building for weeks. I can call it out right now. This is my first “phobia”. It’s not claustrophobia. Just looking at them terrifies me. And so does everything else - the powerlessness, it’s impersonal and cold, it’s poorly…
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What are you supposed to do if you have been given the textured implants (linked to lymphoma)?
I have the Mentor Memorygel textured implants which are on the "voluntary recall" list in the US but I don't know what the advice is here in Australia. I had my reconstruction (after double mastectomy) in the public system in Sydney but I have not been contacted by the plastics team about the lymphoma risk. Does anyone…
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Sentinel Node Biopsy
Hi, I would like to hear from anyone who had positive results in theatre with the sentinel node biospy only to be told later that there was cancer detected. Just trying to decide if I go back to surgery for a clearance?
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Prosigna testing
Has anyone had gene testing such as Prosigna and how has it guided you in treatment decisions? How have you judged a low risk of recurrence and would you decline any element of common approaches to treatment (chemo, radiation, endocrine therapy?) as a result. Discussion on this site suggests to me that all of the hormonal…
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Happy Birthday - 3 Nov KylieG
@KylieG Hope your day is full of laughter and joy Best Wishes
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Latissimus Dorsi Reconstruction
In April 19 I had a mastectomy and lat dorsi reconstruction. I am still experiencing swelling/fluid that comes and goes in my back and boob, tightness in my back and general discomfort. I also had a seroma under my arm so a drain tube was put in for 4 weeks, and was removed 3 weeks ago. I guess I’m feeling it’s one step…
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12 month scans
This time last year is all a bit of a haze - drs appointments, tests, surgery, treatment - on and on for the next 6 months. Am now approaching my 1 year scan and the anxiety is building up. I know I can’t change the outcome, but somehow this thought does not help a lot. Scan is Friday & then we fly out on Monday for an…