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Long messy ramble - fertility after BC - needed a vent (thanks & sorry!)
Well once again I havent stopped by here for a while. I have been feeling too sad and needed to get my thoughts sorted out a bit better before trying to write it out. (this website is very cathartic) In December I decided to be proactive with the idea of starting a family since I had been given permission to stop taking…
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Fear : does it ever leave you?
25 months post diagnosis, 6months post treatment not including daily letrozole- 10 day old First time Grandmother at 53yr old!!!!! I’m blessed to still have my mother, so 4 generation of girls- very special!!! I hate that any and every special thing in my life awakens my darkest fear. Do you ever get to a point where you…
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Exercise and breast cancer
There’s been quite a bit of discussion online the last few weeks regarding the benefits of exercise and whether what we are reading on Google is to be believed. We therefore thought it might be helpful to make a comment on this. There is a growing body of evidence around the benefits of exercise for people diagnosed with…
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One year after surgery ...... and all good!
Last week I had a mammogram and ultrasound, and yesterday I saw my surgeon one year after my lumpectomy. At this stage all good! I am very happy. Continue to take Anastrazole tablets, luckily with no side-effects for me. Love and best wishes to all BC sisters and brothers.
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YES Org is having a sale - help with atrophy and dryness
Just wanted to let those of you who are suffering from V atrophy and dryness know that YES org is having an online sale until 25 June 2018 and has free shipping for orders of a certain value. Their products have made a huge difference to my life and brought relief since chemo slammed me into early menopause. Yes products…
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Getting the flu
have finished chemo bout 2 months ago but just come down with the flu (courtesy of my precious granddaughter). Do I just ride it out at home or worth going to the doctors (thinking about immunity levels) or am I over reacting ?
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Webinar about hereditary cancer risk
Saw this come up in fb newsfeed in case anyone is interested https://nbcf.org.au/18/webinar/
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iPrevent survey
I just completed this survey. What a load of bollocks!
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Infected Tissue Expander - reconstruction advice
Hi girls and boys, Im back in hospital with an infected tissue expander (the syringed out 180ml of pus) the chemo had turned my seroma into a toxic soup. It’s now gone to cellulitis. I’m currently on iv antibiotics, the Surgeon has said he will give it a couple of days then if infection not cleared up he is gonna take both…
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Herbs
My oncologist just showed me this app and said this is the one that she uses to check what herbs are ok to take.
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Wigs
Hello everyone, I’m due to start Chemo in 7 days and have been told I will lose my hair. Can anyone recommend a good wig supplier? and is there any Medicare funding for this? also what’s the best/ most comfortable to get?Capless or Lace front? The websites I have been on are crazy money and I’m not sure what I’m looking…
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Less than fresh
When I had my double mastectomy I had a sentinel node clearance on the right side and a full sentinel and axillary node clearance on the left. Since then, no matter that I lather up like a marshmallow with dove soap in the shower then use my normal roll-on deodorant, by the end of the day I’m feeling way less than fresh -…
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Moo goo cream for radiation.
Received a big bottle of Moo goo cream for Christmas and when I started chemo received a gift from the chemo company which included a tube of the same cream. I was given Sorbelene by the radiotherapy nurse but I found the thick consistency of it unpleasant to smear over my breast. So I used up all my moo goo which had the…
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Chemo still sucks on taxol
I'm almost halfway through my taxol cycle and so OVER it. Day 4, yesterday...I borrowed my SILs hedge trimmer and pruned some of the overgrowth from around the house - had a break halfway so didn't push myself hard. Went for a walk in the forest with the family - 3km but over 15 minutes per km so a gentle stroll, really.…
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Immunity Boosters
@Flaneuse @viking1 @arpie I thought this topic deserved its own thread! A discussion on another thread has got me thinking about my immune system as well as the characters above. I've been concentrating on my gut as research is increasingly showing that gut health rules the health of so many other areas of the body,…