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Help Needed for Easy Lunches
Like many of you, I am trying to eat as well as I can but I often find meals and in particular, lunchtime at work, rather challenging. Unless there are leftovers in the fridge at home (and with 3 teenagers, there's almost never leftovers), I usually end up buying unsatisfying, calorie dense meals from the canteen. It's…
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Trigger Finger/Thumb exercises
I've found a Youtube presentation that explains how Trigger Finger/Thumb occurs & some rubbing & exercises that may help it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0FfMzemLnU The info from the 2min 20sec mark is more about locating the nodule at the base of the thumb/finger that is restricting the tendon from working smoothly -…
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Thermal Hot Springs and Massage Treatments
Well its over a year since I finished Chemo, Radiation and Surgery. We are now SKIing, my first trip to Europe. It now seems that once you have had cancer no health centre will do any Beauty Treatments. I have been on Dr Google and it's very unclear. I contracted a Spa in Budapest and oh no, no treatments for you, see your…
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coping with bad day
Thank you for sharing your experiences and strategies for coping with bad days. I like the tree talking! I am a keen gardener and it is now six weeks since surgery so I have spent a lot of time out side this week which I am finding is becoming my zen space as I have not cried all week, the weeds however are not so happy.…
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Beating the blues without antidepressants
Just wanted to share with others feeling down and depressed as a result of menopause or post treatment.... My GP had prescribed an antidepressant for my hot flashes and low mood. Crying a lot and constantly anxious. Anyway stubborn me didn't want to take antidepressants as I live with a husband who has bipolar and I needed…
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a not coping day
Completely lost it yesterday. I got cross with my husband and that was not fair on him. It was not his fault I was having a not coping day. I came home from the gym and shops and thought if another person asks me how I am today I will scream. I can't say how I am really feeling, they are just being nice. I just say oh yes…
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Mastectomy
Do I have to go ahead with a mastectomy? The neoadjuvant chemo has done what it was meant to and my mri was all clear.
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Panic attacks
Evening, i have just finished my 4th AC and this week going on to 12 weekly taxols. during my ac I would have a week feeling really off physicaly and emotionally but would pick up the following week... as of my last ac I have not been coping emotionally and have been having awful panic attacks and anxiety... I’m just…
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trying so hard to be 'fine' ahead of radiation
Hi Everyone - I've been in and out of the forum for the last 6 months trying to keep my discussions focused on treatment. But I need to just let things out - I had a major panic attack on Sunday that took a lot out of me. At the centre of it all was a lack of feeling safe (emotionally mainly) with old traumas & stressful…
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Survivors Ink - Bathurst NSW 10-11th August 2019
We have survivors Ink coming to Bathurst NSW http://www.survivorsink.com.au/14/nsw
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Free gym/aqua classes for bc in Adelaide
Hi everyone. I'm half way through my chemo and although more surgery etc is inevitable, I really want to slowly get active again towards the end of chemo and during radio. I've heard and read somewhere that we can access some free exercise somewhere in adelaide but dont have any info. Can anyone help?
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To Shave or not to shave?
Hi everyone would like to know your experience. Just about finished my last round of Chemotherapy, hair is starting to grow back but it’s quite light and fluffy. Spoke to a lady the other day and she said that she shaved her head again to get rid of the fluff, once it grew back it looked and felt like hair . Any other…
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Another year done!
Hi All, This week I got the results of my second year mammogram n ultrasound after triple negative BC. It's all good so on with the next 6months and MRI in December. It was such a relief to hear the words that all was ok. Hubby and I then went out for a nice lunch to celebrate. Just thought I would share the good news with…
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Hospital food
Last week I was an inpatient in a public hospital. The food was very poor. One of the doctors looking after me, told me that the local health service attempts to feed patients for $2 per day. I wasn't even offered toast for breakfast. Instead, I was presented with two slices of dry bread. I have sent an email to the local…
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Acupuncture during radiation, has anyone tried?
Although i would love to be taking herbs and supplements to support me during rads - which begins soon - I understand it is frowned upon because of any possibility that it may protect the very cells that rads aim to kill off. Reluctantly I have decided to forego taking any herbs or supplements - out of respect for the…