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Support groups??
Hi guys! So on the back of my discussion last week about losing friends after a diagnosis I wanted to find out if there are any support group meet ups in Brisbane ?? I'd love to connect with some women who have gone through or are going through BC :) Jane
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Dysphagia
Hello all. So over christmas and new years i was in hospital again. I have been having some swallowing issues for about 6 months now and its seem to have got worse as the weeks go bye, when i mentioned it to my oncologist she said it could be a mixture of chemo, body being so weak, radiation to breasts and just the cancer…
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A Happy Day.
Hi there all my bosom buddies...today is our 40th wedding anniversary. The man should have written the small print..."in sickness and in health..."!!! Well he's certainly shown his dedication in that department, that's for sure. A photo of the three men in my life and the ones I love most, my husband, son and grandson…
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Instagram account
Hello all. So im thinking of starting an instagram account just to document some of the ups and downs i have with metastatic , being young, dysphagia, and everything in between but for the last few weeks i am struggling to come up with a name. I thought about living with metastatic breast cancer but i think its a bit long.…
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Dealing with cancer while dealing with my own
Hi everyone. 5 years ago today I had surgety for DCIS. 4 years and 9 month later I was diagnosed with early BC. Surgery, radiation, ovaries removed, Arimidex. The whole program. I feel physically fine but the emotional side is a different matter. I have great support and my husband is my rock. Here comes the kicker. Just…
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After Life - Netflix series by Ricky Gervais - triggering
I've just watched the new series by Ricky Gervais on Netflix and wanted to warn everyone that it could be very triggering. He is a widower whose wife has recently passed from bc. She was 46 years old. He is struggling to cope and has very suicidal thoughts and actions. It's very well done and probably the best series that…
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Great Article re Younger Women missing out on being diagnosed - Warwick Daily News
‘Baffling’ $17k loophole costing women by Libby Hill2nd Apr 2019All those pink ribbons, pink ladies and pink-hatted cricketers have worked a treat. We're a breast aware bunch. We know one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, we know early detection gives us the best chance of survival and we know we need to…
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26 and freaking.
Hey ladies. About three years ago I found a lump in my right breast. Had an ultrasound and it came back as a fibroademona and no one was concerned. I’ve had it scanned yearly since and just last week got the okay to move to two yearly + scans. A few days ago I was in the bathroom and when drying my hair I noticed an indent…
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Travelling with a prosthesis
Hi all, At the risk of sounding silly...... I am going to Europe in February, and am wondering whether my breast prosthesis (silicone) will set off any alarms or alerts when going through customs, more specifically if I have to go through one of those full body scanner things. Shoould I get a letter from the doctor to…
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Painful mammogram and now recall for suspicious lump
Hi there, I'm not sure where to put this as I haven't as yet been diagnosed, but I'm terribly anxious and feeling very alone. I had a mammogram a week ago and still feeling very painful from it. Tingling in breasts and feeling hot in the chest. After I had it I did a bit more reading up and feel like I should have just…
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cancer in nodes.
morning all, I was diagnosed with invasive carcinoma 5 weeks ago, with apparent no spread to nodes, and the plans were for a double mastectomy with diep recon. They wanted to double check that the cancer hadn’t spread to the nodes and I had a biopsy on Tuesday. 4 nodes removed and found that cancer had spread. Plans are…
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Logon problems
Anyone having issues with logging on to the network on Android? I went to check out the forum today on my phone, only to find I wasn't signed in and couldn't sign in. I'm not getting an error message - it all appears to be going okay when I submit but it doesn't actually do anything - I'm still not logged on. No problems…
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Email
hi all, I have a quick question, how do I change my email address on my profile? I go into edit prof8le but it won’t let me change it any help gratefully appreciated thank you in advance 😃😃
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Bras
Bonds outlets are having a huge sale. I picked up these surgical bras, the top bra for only $34 and the bottom bra was in the clearance bin for only $9. Both are Berlei.
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Nerlynx for Her2 + early stage breast cancer
That is great news about Nerlynx. I finished Herceptin in Jan 2018 - a bit over 12 months ago. I have read that to be eligible for Nerlynx you have had to have had Herceptin in the last 12 months. I know this is a new drug but has anyone heard whether survivors like myself who are a couple of months out of that 12 month…