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News you might have missed
Hi all, There's been quite a few news items, and coming events posted on the BCNA website recently that will be of interest to many of you, so I thought I'd gather together the links in case you missed them: Strength to Strength: BCNA's National Conference Registration is now open for our two-day national conference for…
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Looking for the best Plastic Surgeon for Bilateral Recon - Canberra or Sydney
Hi all, I'm hoping some of you out there can help me with some answers and recommendations? I was diagnosed last year at age 36 with Stage 1, Grade 3, triple negative BC, clear margins, 0/6 lymph nodes. I had a lumpectomy, followed by chemo (TC x 4) and then radiation. About half way through my radiation treatment I…
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Pink Lady Bandana
Hi there! Was wondering if anyone could point me in the right place to purchase Pink Lady Bandana's. Your help would be greatly appreciated thanks. Anyway while i'm blogging if this is a blog coz i've never blogged before just thought i'd share that i've just come through my surgery n now i'm one boob less. Seems kinda…
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Travel insurance
I have almost finished a year of chemo, I am really well and have had no complications.We are about to take an overseas trip and I am having a hard time finding travel insurance as no one will cover "my pre- existing condition". Have any of you had this problem ? how did you get around it ?. I don't care if my breast…
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My daughter is getting married on 8th April
My daughter is getting married on Sunday week and I have recently found out that I have breast cancer. Totally sucks. I don't want to spoil her marriage, but I have to tell her. I live thousands of miles away from her. She hasn't seen me since December last year. Funny thing is that I don't look any different. I still look…
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Hello
Hello lovely ladies!!! Just wanting to see how everyone is? I've been a little distant lately as I've been trying to see more of my family & friends after a very emotional ending to 2011. I guess it's been a emotional roller coaster with the menopause, & I was struggling daily to focus on what I had to do, so I started on…
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Sharing your blog
Hi Everyone, and especially the new ladies who have joined us on our wonderful site. Firstly I would just like to say, there seems to be a couple of Ladies who can't read certain blogs. This may be due to members not making their blog available to everybody, so anyone who wants to share with everyone/or not -- make sure…
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Dragons Abreast Patron
Wow girls, I have been honoured by being made the Patron of DANTI (Dragons Abreast Northern Tasmania Inc.). I see this as a great way to extend the support and training received by BCNA to others through their BC journey. Onwards and upwards, Mandy
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feeling alone/need support and advice
Hi girls I am still fairly new to blogging but wanted to get my thoughts out there. I have had two surgeries now and have been dealing with an infection from wound of the last surgery for a couple of weeks now (love to hear if many others have suffered with infections following surgery or drains). I am still on antibiotics…
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D-Day Again
Today is D-Day Again. I wonder how many more D-Day's I'll have. There's been a lot since 30 January. First with the Doctor, the the Surgeon, then the Surgeon again to get all test results (MRI, body scans, blood tests, CT scans - you name it, I've had it) and now today to get results from the surgery. I'm hoping today I…
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Office closed Monday
Hi all, Just to let you know that the BCNA office will be closed on Monday March 12 for the Victorian Labour Day holiday. I'll still be checking in here throughout the day, if you need to contact me by personal message for any reason, but there won't be anyone available to answer phone queries until Tuesday. My Journey…
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Using the network -- leaving comments
Hi all, A few people have asked about leaving comments in the network, so here's a quick tip. Comments You might have noticed that often new comments appear with an indent underneath the comment they relate to, rather than in a long list one under the other. That's because comments in the network are 'threaded', which…
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Help - I'm new
My best friend was just diagnosed with breast cancer and her biopsy is next week. I don't know what to do! Her kids are like my own flesh and blood and I am trying to educate myself but I am feeling sicker and starting to panic with the overload of information.
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Newby
Hi everyone. I'm new here. My name is Jo. I'm 35, live in Melbourne and work at the zoo. I'm separated from my husband and we're getting a divorce this year. I found a lump in my left breast in December, had an ultrasound on the 29th, followed by FNA on the 6th Jan and was diagnosed with early breast cancer on the 10th…
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Tamoxifen and long flights
I have just had a full week of checkups and tests. You girls know the drill - pap test,blood tests galore,hip xray(cos it's been aching for months) and finishing with the oncologist"s visit today. I am soooo relieved that everything came back normal. My oncologist is keeping me on Tamoxifen and doesn't want to see me now…