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Coronavirus
With so much attention to Coronavirus how long after breast cancer are you still compromised health wise?
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Happy Birthday to @Liana_anna for 21st March !
To dear @Liana_anna Wishing you a very Happy Birthday for today 21 March - have a lovely day :o ) Best wishes from all of us xoxo
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Do I or Don't I
Hi Girls I have 4 weeks of a 20 week chemo treatment left and then surgery to follow. I am lost after my surgical consultation. I signed up for wide incision { actually signed the form } then was examined by a second doctor and things just went pear shaped from there.The tumor is in my right breast and am am considering…
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Afraid to finish chemo
This will sound crazy but with 7 taxol to go - 4 dose dense AC and 5 taxol behind- I am afraid to finish. People say to me ‘you must be just wanting it over’ and I can’t explain that actually I don’t. Firstly, I feel kind of like I am in a bubble of relative safety. Wherever those cancer cells have landed, at least while…
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Happy Birthday to @Vivianna @Michellebella @viking1 for 18th March!
Wishing @Vivianna , @Michellebella and @viking1 a very Happy Birthday for today. We hope that you all have a lovely day xoxo
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"Its up to you!!! "
I am soooo tired of hearing "Its up to you!" I turn to the brains trust here to give me constructive advice about a problem that I have to ( or want to is nearer the truth) address. I have been through the (L) mastectomy followed by Chemo and Radiotherapy (oh the horrors!! :) ) I want to hear about what you did or didn't…
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Happy Birthday! @chanel67, @panniesyd, @Ren153 and @Tracyb65!
Wishing @chanel67 and @pammiesyd a very happy Birthday for 16th March and Happy Birthday to @Ren153 and @TracyB65 who celebrated their birthday on 15th March xxx
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Testing question
My 44 year old daughter has been treated at Wesley Brisbane for cysts in her breasts for years. Now they have found something suspicious in her breast and want to do MRI. She’s had them before but this one needs to be done at a particular time of the month, and she’s had her uterus removed so no periods. They said if it’s…
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3 weeks post Bilateral DIEP breast recon
Hi. I finally did my DIEP op. I procrastinated for ages and it feels so good to have it over and done with im 3 weeks post op, I think I’m recovering well but you know how you don’t “really” know. I get mixed advice but I’m off the pain meds which is a positive. I’m still not standing straight though. I’m close but it’s a…
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Concerned
Hi ladies I have a general question for you, I have been told that even though I am almost 2 years past diagnosis, that I am still compromised... I am on Arimadex, and also my 2 year check up and has been bought forward as I have found another lump in my unaffected breast.. does anyone know if this is correct Thanks.
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Finally
hello all...this post is not a sales pitch...after 2.5 years I have finally launched my biz..and would love some followers/support...the name I went with in the end was FOC Box which is F Off Cancer...anyway would love a follow and any feed back would be greatly appreciated...thank you xx www.instagram.com/focbox…
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It pays to get a second opinion
My male surgeon recommended a mastectomy and that I should consider a double mastectomy and DIEP as the fat they don’t use gets thrown into the bin! He was not open to looking at other options. However he did refer me to his colleague a plastic surgeon and my out of pocket expenses would be $10k-$20! I found an amazing…
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Should I be worrying about potential restrictions to medication access?
This thought pecked at me a little last night (because it had only just occurred to me) and then they spoke about it on the news this evening...Will restricted imports impact my access to life-saving drugs? Should I be stockpiling? That sounds so wrong, but I'm a little nervous as I have mets and this drug regime has been…
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Participate in research aimed at relieving hot flushes and night sweats
Participate in research aimed at relieving hot flushes and night sweats experienced by women after breast cancer. Researchers across several states in Australia are conducting a study to evaluate a potential new treatment aimed at relieving hot flushes and night sweats in women diagnosed with breast cancer who are taking…
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Dragon Boating fun
Today my colleagues and I (as Radiation Therapists) participated in our first dragon boat race day as part of Tasmanias Dragons Abreast corporate day to raise money for breast cancer. We came 4th overall out of 18 teams. I also participated in the flowers on the water ceremony for cancer survivors whic hb was very moving.…