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An inspiring yet scary afternoon
Hi everyone, I have just spent a few hours looking on the net to amuse myself, the aim was to keep it non-cancer related as I've made a rule for myself that I will not succumb to the "Google Monster". I love photography, having both studied it and modelled in the past, and I find that I can spend hours looking at beautiful…
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First Chemo done!!
Well I have finished my first Chemo session!! I feel good, just a bit of a headache. Which I hope is okay.. Other people's stories have helped me to face my treatment. Walk along with it and co-exist with my chemo for 6 months and then radiation for 6 weeks. I am not fighting this just going along with it one day at a…
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Some practical knowledge- just how sick?
Hi ladies I am newly diagnosed with locally advanced BC and am hoping to get a general idea of how sick chemo and the mastectomy will possibly make me. I have a 2 and 3 year old. Single mum of active boys that need my attention. I will need to move house right in the middle of this now and just hoping to find out how able…
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28yo noobie
I'm 28yo. New to this. Found out about me having breast cancer at the start of October. Thought its better to keep a blog than writing in a journal/diary. I'm more of a device kinda girl! I also wanted to see if there's anyone out there my age who has also been diagnosed with this stoobi sickness - their…
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Secondary Cancer ???
Hello Some might say just don't think about it ... But as an Early Stage Breast Cancer Patient I often wonder and am curious as to WHY Secondary Cancers occur when chemo and further treatments are given to erradicate any chances of cancer reaccuring !!!! Just not fair that we go through a battle to do all the treatment…
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Sorbolene controversy
I've triggered some questions about Sorbolene!! But I need to know what the best alternative is. Some of the suggestions have been Essential Pure Vit E, Sudocreme and Calendula. Can anyone verify a good alternative? I was lead to believe Sorbolene was fine so I need to have 'evidence' that an alternative is 'better'....…
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rehab
Hi All. I just wanted to share that I started with the Victorian Oncology Rehab program this week. I was speaking with my breast care nurse re my fatigue and she gave me two places. one was in wantirna and this one was the old TAC site in Glewaverly. I went with the latter and have been really pleased to date. the program…
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Looking for confirmation that I am not alone.
Hi everyone, my first time on this website, not sure of what i'm doing. About to start chemo next week and i am so anxious and scared. Had to make a decision which treatment to have, talk about daunting! Decided to have FEC 100 as that seems to give me the best chance of this happening again. No guarantees given of course.…
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Hit for six by lump!
I'm not sure how to feel at the moment - there doesn't seem to be a handy guide to emotional fallout just waiting for me! I had benign lumps in my twenties, eventually ended up with no boobs after kiddies and lumpectomies etc, so had implants. Regular two yearly mammograms - latest one last month always clear. Found lump…
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Welcome new members
Welcome to the pink sisters group Claireabelle, eminem, kerrynmacdonald, pink66, Nicollek, dhlcba6 Please feel free to ask questions , we are all here to support you . Cheers Sen
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Arms and legs People!
Well I disappeared for a few days but as expected... Immmmm baaaaack! Yes today was magical, the sun was out and I felt so much better I just sat outside to enjoy the great day.so where have I been you ask? Well.... Monday was surgery day so I had a bit on.. But I keep going back to our favourite saying... arms and legs…
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Did I run over someone in a past life?
I think I am paying for some past life crime or something. I have been feeling unwell for the past week and even ended up in emergency again after my GP examined me last Thursday as she thought my right lung was 'quiet', supposedly should be noisy when listened to through a stethoscope, and I had a mild temp as well. I…
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The merging of two worlds
Today I decided this student of learning would become the teacher. It is fortuitous that my third cycle of chemo falls during the school holidays. Many weeks ago, as my 17 year old son was feeling really down because only a couple of people had 'liked' his latest status on Facebook, I decided there and then that he was…
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Warm wishes
Hi all, just wanted to send warm wishes and hugs to Hope 101 or Zelka as we know her who had surgery last week and Bec who started chemo today, hope your both doing ok. We are all thinking of you. And to anyone else in our group going through treatment we hope your doing ok. From all the girls in the sth east and bayside…
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New Members to welcome
Hi everyone I'd like to welcome two new members to our group - Anya07 and Mimca. They will hopefully post a little story about themselves shortly but in the meantime it would be great if you could send them bother a welcome message. cheers Luv H