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Hi from a first time blogger (Anne)
My name is Anne. I am a first time user to "blogging" and my brief story is that I have come through nearly two years of secondary breast cancer, and my husband and I recently decided to take a trip to Italy. I enjoyed myself as you can see as I am standing out the front of the Colosseum. I look forward to being around as…
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ADMIN: New network admin joining us
Hi all, Just want to let you know that as the network has grown quite a bit over the last months (we now have just over 4400 members! :) , we have a new administrator joining us to help out with monitoring. Bonnie has long-term experience with web and social media, and has been involved with this website on and off since…
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A New Plan !?
After not being completely happy about having treatment at one hosp. & seeing the onc. at the other I now have it all arranged to suit me (I hope!!) at the one hosp. close to me. I met my new oncologist today & she is nice.... straightforward ...but nice. Got a whole lot more information from her than I did the other week.…
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Chemo # 5 (2nd Tax) Day 9
After all the chemos I have been through - I thought I would have it worked out by now. This is my second round of taxotere and the dosage was lowered due to the intense bone pain after the last one. My body is rattling with pain killers (dont think I have taken so many panadol in all my life). Let alone any of the other…
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One week to go
Well I am a "virgin" blogger ! And am looking forward to The Summitt, and yet have no idea what I am getting into!! Yes, I will soak up all the info and news and ideas. But, also I am churned up with all the emotion. We will be altogether because we have been not touched but slain, by the horrible disease. And yet we get…
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Hi Girls
Well the countdown is on and its going to be great! This will be my 2nd BCNA Summit and if it was anything like the last, it will be lifelong memories and friends. Can't wait to meet new friends and of course catch up with some "old" friends & the BCNA crew! I'm sure as always we'll come away jam packed with new and…
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National Summit 2011
Looking forward very much to attending the National Summit in Melbourne in August! Last time was so enriching and rewarding, meeting so many like minded women, chatting, laughing and sharing. Counting the days.....
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Breast Cancer Taking Control - Great book!
Hi everyone I'm an avid reader, information seeker and have this week been given an absolutely fantastic book, Breast Cancer Taking Control. It's written by Professor John Boyages fromWestmead Breast Cancer Institute in Sydney and focuses on enabling us to still have control after our diagnosis. To me that's the key - I…
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Vitamin D
Does anyone else know that their Vitamin D is down on "normal" I don't know what is "normal". However it is something that a friend of mine suggested (also a breast cancer survivor) that I increase my intake of it. She said that she had talked to other breast cancer survivors and they all had low Vitamin D intakes. Is…
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New here :)
Hi everyone, My name is Jenny, i'm 32 and i just joined this site and group so thought i'd introduce myself :) I was diagnosed with grade 3 breast cancer on the 21st June 2011 and had a mastectomy of my left breast the day after i was diagnosed. Had my 1st chemo 2.5 weeks ago and next one this Wednesday. Have been feeling…
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Commenced Radiotherapy
Hi My Friends. Well I have commenced radiotherapy. We left our town and one and a half hours later arrived at the unit. I had to have an echocardiogram and then off to 'learn the ropes' and then my first session. I don't like lying flat on my back anywhere, kind of sends me a bit 'spinny' any how I got through ok and it…
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Thank you
I would like to sincerely thank everyone who contributes their stories to "the BEACON". I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2009 and everytime I recieve this wonderful publication i find it loaded with information and help for the particular side effect that I am suffering. I look forward to the next edition of…
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LATEST GOSS
okay heres the latest after goin to the docs not mine i was told i just had asthma, he didnt want to put me on antibiotics, so two weeks later i finally get to see my doc and he is spitting chips as i am really crook by then, and coughing up really yukky green gunk bluh. so he sends a test of the gunk away, and gives me…
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Very new member
Hi there. Very new to all of this.....diagnosed 31/5/11 DCIS & invasive, right skin sparing mastectomy on 21/6/11 with silicone implants. Unfotunately missed the surgeon before he went away for two weeks so am still awaiting appt with oncologist to see what comes next. I am frustrated with the waiting ..... & while I know…
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yahooooooo
well saw my onc today, and she said my platelettes may never get higher on 100 at moment. said i have thrombocytopenia now. the elevated enzymes in my liver are not the ones for 2ndry cancer but i am having another blood test done in 3 weeks. she said (Onc) that it more than likely is the bacterial lung infection and until…