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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…
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Lymphoedema garments – anyone received a subsidy?
Hi all, We know that for those living with lymphoedema, purchasing compression garments can be a costly exercise (not to mention that most people need replacements every 6 months!). BCNA’s Policy Team is putting together a fact sheet for women living with lymphoedema, which will list all the state and territory subsidy…
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hi to everyone
i havent been on here for a couple of days, but have noticed a few new people, so would like to say to you all, welcome to the club nobody wants to be a member of, and although thats the case, we are so lucky to have this site, where we can all come and be happy, sad,or just find out information from people who have…
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Admin: Group facilitator needed
Hi to all of you who've joined the Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer group. :) As many of you will remember, this group was formed by Candice in the leadup to the Young Women's conference last year. As the group has grown in membership we feel it would be much more appropriate for one of you to take on the facilitation…
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a nuisance....
Isn't it interesting how the mind works. After being diagnosed with a PT and being at first found to be malignant then after being reviewed, was then catorgarised as intermediate...or borderline. I was told how luck I was. So why don't I feel lucky? Since having 2 ops close together last September, one for a lumpectomy,…
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congratulations to Annie
All of us are wrapped for Annie having completed her chemo and radiation. she still has a ways to go and her body needs time to recover, but Annie you did it girl. whooooo hoooooo. we will have to celebrate . once you are feeling better. Fran and all your Can Care friends