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Pawpaw sap
My brother was telling me about herbal medicine of pawpaw sap so I googled it and found this. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890309/ Its not easy to find pawpaw around here lately because of the drought. We used to have them coming up wild in the garden but not any more. Does anyone have a herbal capsule…
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Melbourne warning
Daniels donuts are highly addictive and oooooooooooooh so good. Tiramisu was divine. Salted caramel is waiting to be eaten, hubby enjoyed raspberry white choc and has a Kahlua and white choc waiting for him. Daughter had a malteaser mousse and has a cookies and cream waiting. They have so many different varieties and are…
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Fear of exercise
dear ladies, I was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years ago. I went through chemo, double mastectomy and reconstruction with implants all in 2 years n finally my body n my mind is feeling ready to start to live again as before ... but all those ideas r bombarding my mind of what to do n what not to do in order not to…
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Surprise Birthday
Today we went out for breakfast. On the way home I got a text from my SIL saying she was on her way over with a Birthday present. She arrived just after us and made us hide in another room. When we came out, our baby girl from Micronesia was here. Her boss bullied her so much that Australian Volunteers pulled her back…
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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?