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23/09/17 Piccme's Birthday Today
Sending a Huge Happy Birthday wish to you @Piccme on your birthday today. Wishing you love, gales of laughter, overflowing happiness, contentment, excitement and cake!!! Hope your day is beautifully awesome. Xx Cath
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23/09/17 Earthwalkerlisha's Birthday Today!!!!
Sending a Huge Happy Birthday Wish to you @EarthWalkerLisha on your 48th Birthday today!!!! Wishing you love, guffawing laughter, anticipation,excitement, an abundance of happiness and cake!!! Hope your day is insanely sensational!!! Xx Cath
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Bilateral Lat Dorsi Flaps
Hello, I'm new to this and overwhelmed by the journey ahead. My mother died of breast cancer at 49 and it's been nearly 20 years since I've had to face this issue so intensely. I've been recently diagnosed with DCIS, I've decided to go with a double mastectomy with skin sparing, implants and immediate reconstruction. I've…
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Hormone blockers
Good morning again, With the various ladies that took different types of hormone blockers, which one was the easiest to cope with, and I am taking into account that we all react differently to the tablets. Thank you in advance for all your comments.
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Breast cancer after taking hormone blocking tablets
Has anyone had cancer after taking the hormone blocking tablets?
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to or not to
Goodmorning ladies,beautiful day hear in Adelaide the suns out woo hoo makes you feel alive for a change. I have a few questions i know you are not doctors or surgeons just want a bit of feedback if you can. On facebook last night i came across a page from lymphedema uk, and this post made me think about myself. A lady had…
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14/9/17 Lisa50's Birthday Today!!!!!
Sending a huge Happy Birthday wish to you @Lisa50 on your birthday today!! Wishing you love, laughter, overwhelming joy, excitement, anticipation, contentment and CAKE!!!! Hope your day is amazingly awesome. Xx Cath
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lymphodema
Having a shit day , im feeling sorry for my self which i try not to do. Everything is about breast cancer before and during our treatments, yes im cancer free a survivor bloody fantastic done my first year couldn't wish for anything better. i have lymphedema in my right breast from radiation treatment, started lazer…
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What's been happening in Choosing Breast Reconstruction
Hi ladies just a snapshot of what's been happening in our group in the last few weeks if you have forgotten to pop over and check in. We have a member asking about exercises after implant reconstruction A query about the cost of private reconstruction which is a popular topic, as is the post about reconstruction in the…
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How should we greet a newbie ?
Call me niggly but I kinda wish we had another way of greeting new members than commiserating their joining our band of ladies. I don't think we should celebrate anyone's bc diagnosis but could we lighten a newbie's load by just saying welcome or howdy or whatever is needed to make them feel comfortable that they have…
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Hello To All
Good morning how are we all today? Have been reading some post and am ever so grateful I jumped on board. So nice to have someone who knows where your at and what's ahead. A big thank xSharyn
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GP's dismissing my complaints about a breast problem for nearly 4 years
When will the GP's start to take patients seriously when they complain about medical problems. I visited my GP over 3.5 years ago, after 2 complaints he told me "I promise you you don't have breast cancer". Saw another female GP - same practice - she said "cant see anything wrong" My left nipple was inflamed, and I have…
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Accepting your New Self
I could have put this discussion in the breast reconstruction group but thought it was better in general discussion. I'm struggling at the monent. Yes My cancer was found at stage 1 and I had no nodes and clear scans. Yes I had a bilateral mastectomy due to dense breasts and family history, a decision which wasn't hard but…
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When can I sleep on the other side grrrr....
Thanks for all your replies to my previous discussion about "tethering" - Note: I haven't yet worked out how to reply to you in that discussion but your honesty & support were wonderful. I'm now 9 weeks post surgery for a left mastectomy & auxiliary clearance and still find it uncomfortable to sleep on my left side. I'm…
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5/9/17 @Mazoz's Birthday Today!!!!
Sending a huge Happy Birthday wish to you @Mazoz for today!! Wishing you love, hilarity, happiness, excitement, glorious anticipation and cake. Hope your day is stupendously fantastic!!! Xx Cath