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Wise words ....
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Advocating for Exercise in Breast Cancer Groups
i just wanted to raise some awareness on an issue that has been bugging me and say something here. i have stopped participating in cancer groups because even though groups like this called "get active and keep well", the general fear and disapproval from other members is if someone starts exercising "more" than the…
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What's your favourite song that helps you through chemo/ treatment?
Hi All I've been putting together a play list of songs to listen to during chemo/ treatment. Some help to energise me and others soothe. What's your favourite song or tune that gets you through?
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HRT (Estrogen and Progesterone Hormone Replacement Therapy) After cancer for menopause?
Hi ladies, As the title states, is there any one of you who are menopausal (either due to chemo or ageing) doing HRT/MRT to manage your menopausal symptoms? I am researching into HRT. I had breast cancer in 2016 and these two years entering menopause and the symptoms are awful. The worst are not the hot flushes or night…
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Seeking psychologist in Sydney
Hello lovely ladies. I am almost a year into my cancer journey. I have had five months of chemo, and two rounds of surgery, and am facing long-term adjuvant treatment with side effects. I feel like I have been on a rollercoaster with a lot of emotional lows and very few highs and am honestly not coping and feel like crying…
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Inspiration for the week
Happy Easter lovely ladies and gents
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Latest on using topical oestrogen creams like Ovestin while on Letrozole or similar
I've nearly done 4y on letrozole. My breast cancer was 6mm ER/PR positive. I had local wide incision followed by radiotherapy, no chemo. I was told to stop using Ovestin Cream and Vagifem. I get UTIs and vaginal dryness and soreness. I'd dearly like to recommence Ovestin. My GP said the medical thinking was changing a…
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Skin checks
This is just a reminder to get skin checks along with every other checks ✔️ we all do. In some cases breast cancer has links to melanoma. Chemo too can bring out skin issues. I had 3 melanoma before my skin cancer diagnosis in 2020. I have had a history too of abnormal cells in many of my moles. Post breast cancer and…
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Vaginal atrophy. Why didn't someone warn me?
There’s a long list of things nobody warns you about when you go through cancer treatment. It is fairly well known that chemotherapy, radiation therapy and significant surgery all carry risks and side effects but when your life hangs in the balance most people will agree to anything. I did. My biggest shocks were the…
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HRT
Hi, Just wondering if anyone is taking Tibolone (HRT) post treatment. I had triple negative breast cancer (3 years ago) and my gynecologist has suggested I consider HRT since I had a hormone negative cancer. I am experiencing a range of menopausal and gynecological issues which are now really problematic. Since having…
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Menopause After Cancer Clinic
I was wondering if anyone had accessed the Menopause After Cancer Clinic at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne? What was your experience like? What menopause symptoms were they able to help with?
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YWCA Encore - Hunter region
Hi there, We're running the Encore program again next month at Valentine & Waratah. We still have spots available, we'd love for you to join us. Now is the time to enrol! YWCA Encore is a FREE 8 week program designed specifically for women who have experienced breast cancer, or currently experiencing breast cancer, to…
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Non-alcoholic drinks that are not gross? 😄
Hi folks - Thought it might be good to revive this topic pre-festive season. 🎄 🤶 Anyone have recommendations for non-alcoholic beers and wines? I've only tried non-alcoholic beers, as they seem to better mimic real beer. I quite like Heaps Normal - Peroni Nastro Azzurro is OK, and not a fan of Carlton Zero, Heineken Zero…
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Challenging my perceptions of body image!
I'm new to this group and was keen to hear about other people's experience with how they chose whether to have a reconstruction or not with a mastectomy. And how they felt afterwards. I've just turned 49. I had my first breast cancer 2 years ago (DCIS left breast) and thought once we had treated this that this would be the…
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Depression suicide ideation
Hello, I have had a rough time with agitated depression/anxiety and continue with suicide ideation since being diagnosed with BC in March 23, unilateral mastectomy, recon, infection and chemo, hormone treatment to come. I have a psychiatrist, psychologist and am on medication, I am a mother of two young boys with no…