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A Little Embarrassing
Hi I'm Matt A male with breast cancer, I came across this site a couple of days ago, I've been reading a lot of blogs and has been very helpful wish I found this before I started my treatment :-), not sure what treatment I'm on but must be a common one, I do 4 at 3 week intervals with my 4th one this Friday then change…
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Roll Call
I don't know if this has been done before but would love to know where everyone lives. I am in Wodonga Victoria. Jenny xx PS. I'm not a stalker ;p
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Out of interest - breastfeeding issues before diagnosis
Hi ladies, I will post this is young womens group also but they are not very responsive so thought id try here too I was just wondering if anyone had breastfeeding issues in the affected breast before diagnosis? I myself had blocked ducts on the left side, it didn't produce as much milk as the right and my daughter was…
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Fine needle biopsy suggested 3 years past original treatment mascetomy side
hi all I haven't been on here for a couple of years. I'm 3 years to the day of original diagnosis, lumpectomy then mascetomy expander chemo radio. At my annual 6 month ultrasound/ bloods a what they call suspicious newly found lump has been found only small in mascetomy and node clearance side - first my oncologist said…
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Feeling down
Hi,everyone,just an update..went back to PS yesterday,i now have nipple necrosis and have to go back to surgery tomorrow to remove dead skin and make sure there are no other issues.he was going to do first expander fill,but now that's been delayed..just feeling bit like its two steps back and haven't started any other…
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ON Facebook NOW .... Banner for Field of Women
Breast Cancer Network Australia 17 mins · HAVE YOU GOT A WAY WITH WORDS? Write the message for the Melbourne Football Club banner #FieldOfWomenevent on 12 August! With a maximum of 25 characters (including spacing) and only 4 lines of wording send your entries into fieldofwomen@bcna.org.au by midnight Saturday 4 August. BE…
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31/7/18 Twiggyjumps birthday Yesterday!!!
Sending a HUGE Belated Happy Birthday wish to you Anne @Twiggyjumps for your birthday yesterday. Hoping you had love, laughter, happiness, joy, delight, excitement, beauty, warmth and cake. Hope your day was splendid. Xx Cath PS. so sorry its a late birthday wish.
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30/7/18 lgray3911's Birthday today!!!
Sending a Huge Happy Birthday wish to you Laura @lgray3911 on your birthday today. Wishing you happiness, contentment, warmth, beauty, love, gales of laughter, fond memories and beautiful cake. Hope your day is gorgeous. Xx Cath
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Equipment needed post surgery
Hi all, Those of you who have had DIEP flap surgery, can you advise what equipment I will need immediately post surgery? Will I need a binder of some sort or just a suitable post surgical bra? Thanks!
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Thryroids
Hi members just wondering who has thryroid proplems mine are very low .ive finished all treatment but im on daily tablets Exestemme and monthly injections Zoladex thanks
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Am excited
Hi everyone. I just wanted to share. I am in Sunny Queensland. Getting excited about seeing Celine Dion tonight. This time last year I never thought I would be excited about anything ever again. So I just wanted to assure all of you that are going through the sh*t I was this time last year that it gets better. I am still…
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Node bracelet - dont use this arm
Hey guys Is there a bracelet you can buy that tells emergency services not to use the arm where the nodes have been removed? They put a hospital one on me but if i was out of it they may have used that side.
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Thoughts on flu vaccine.
Many many years ago I had a flu vaccine and days later had tonsillitis. I have never had one again. Over the years I have seen clients of mine have bad colds and flu following their shots. As I'm self employed I was even more reluctant to possibly invite sickness by not having it. I have been flu free year in year out.…
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The group: Childlessness, Breast Cancer and Us
Hello, I would like to invite others who are childless or perhaps you know someone who is childless and you find yourself wondering what to say to them when they are, either stressed, feeling low, when notable dates appear like Mothers Day and Christmas Day, perhaps you want to make them feel included? Or perhaps you don't…
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Just need some feeling of hope
hi ladies, not posted for a little while. had first chemo and had some side effects and then an abcess on my tooth which made me neutrophenic so hospital stay! ive been feeling very low and just feel like there’s no hope for me, like I can’t beat this. I’m stage 3, ER/PR - Her2 + wasn’t th lymph node involvement (including…