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Overdid it
I feel like I've been hit by a steamroller. Second taxol was on Thursday and I haven't been feeling tooooo unwell so wanted to tick a few things off at the shops this morning. I took all 3 kids to get haircuts, trawled around the shops mainly to get my son to try stuff on (he's outgrown boys but skinny for mens and…
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Mothers' Day Classic
This will be my 8th year walking in this event at Parramatta. Does anyone else on the forum participate? It is a great day. This year I will be out with my green, teal and pink ribbons. "Don't ignore Stage 4!"
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Mean Cosmic Clowns.
Hello all....I've been off the radar for the past two weeks due to yet another 14 day stint in hospital. This time the Demonic Cosmic Clowns got out their bastardly deck of cards and decided to toss yet another onto the table. Just been told they have good news and bad news. I haven't had a stroke, but.... I do have a…
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What is this? BC was all behind me
I have been doing really well. I mean really, really well. Diagnosed Oct 2015, surgery chemo, radiation, 12 months Herceptin all over by Dec 2016. Finally got back to work full time more than a year ago. Full steam ahead. Hot flushes - damn annoying - ever present and fluctuate in number from week to week, but so much…
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Well being
Today I filled out a questionnaire for the Ex-med Cancer program. Well I cannot believe how it has caused me to feel slightly emotional. Naturally the questionnaire is in depth and what it has done has stirred up all the emotions. I can talk about it until the cows come home but to actually relive it as I went through the…
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Flu shot
I have just been to visit my G.P. for my X-geva injection. She wants me to check with my oncologist whether I should have a flu injection or not. I am on Capecitabine. I don't usually have a flu injection, even though I used to work in a large public hospital, because one of my co-workers nearly died from respiratory…
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Get Well soon Dear K. @kmakm
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Rehab
Well, I finally went to my first exercise class at the Rehab Oncology programme yesterday. I've been really anxious since early last week when I went for the consult and the physio there said my resting heart rate was so high (112 and up). However, even though my head has been pounding for the last week and I've been out…
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Encore South Australia
Just spoke to Jemma Taylor at YWCA SA who run the free 8 week Encore hydrotherapy program. There are no SA programs in term 2 as lack of numbers.They do not run programs term 3 due to the weather. Next Encore in term 4. Also YWCA negotiating with FMC to have access to new hydrotherapy pool later this year to run an Encore…
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Let's have another conversation about vaginas
Following on from my last post, today was my first appointment with the gynaecologist to discuss vaginal atrophy. By a happy coincidence, it turns out that Dr Metawa is one of the two doctors that introduced the Mona Lisa touch therapy to Australia. He tells me that when he first started offering it, he contacted many of…
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AIs , walking , joint pain - small tip
I have extolled the value of walking for me whilst on Letrozole for many reasons not the least being joint pain.Been having a bit of knee pain this week that was lingering , my old sneakers were somewhat worn so bought new shoes and things seem much better. I may have learnt a lesson about the importance of supportive…
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You lost me at...
So I was talking to a modere consultant in regards to starting their detox/diet program. Giving her some background details on myself as soon as I said “breast cancer” she then asks me if I had chemo...you know I had ovarian cancer 21 years and didn’t have chemo I refused I healed myself after 2.5 years, she informs…
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A glass of red wine.
I am confused. One camp says a glass of red wine has antioxidants and is good for you and the other says its full of sugar and no good. Which one is it?
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It’s harder and lonelier now that I’m in remission. What’s that about?
Hi everyone I’ve never posted here so please forgive any newbie mistakes. I wanted to start asking some fellow warriors some of the questions I find I cannot get answers to, from myself or any of my beautiful medical team. I’m just gonna dive in with this one: Am I a freak for feeling totally alone and abandoned AFTER I’ve…
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Diet, exercise, lifestyle to decrease the risk of BC recurrence
I am hoping this will be a place where you will ALL share your tricks and plans, your hopes and goals for trying to be that little bit healthier each day. There is a lot of information available and it is daunting trying to sort through it. I am not only looking for guidelines and links but for your collective practical…