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My moment
This time last year I was standing right here. Up a hill behind Dingboche in Nepal. Just a few km away from the base camp of Mt Everest. It was extremely windy and the gusts were estimated at 80 to 100 km/h. It was exhilarating and the moment when I finally acknowledged that I had come further than I ever imagined. This…
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Letrozole and unexplained weight loss
Has anyone had the experience of being on letrozole and finding it hard to keep the weight on or at least stable? I am in the position where i can't afford to lose much more weight but it still seems to be slowly decreasing. I have seen a dietitian and tweaked my diet accordingly to add more protein but am a bit hamstrung…
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Sore Muscles
Did anyone else notice during chemo they seemed to have tired muscles. Admittedly I didn’t exercise much at the start of the year with 3 surgeries but am normally very active. Have started to get back into my running and have noticed that my leg muscles just seem to be very tired and not as strong. Wondering if anyone else…
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New Normal
We often talk on this network about creating and adjusting to a 'New Normal'. Nearly every day I walk up to the top of a hill near my house and always walk around and admire this Iron Bark gumtree at the top. It was blown over in a wind storm more than 15 years ago. There are enough roots in the ground that it has kept on…
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Q& A session was Good
HI everyone we had a good Q&A tonight in the "Let's talk about vaginas" group tonight.. why not head over there and read it as completed post if you missed it tonight, as I know for some in WA etc it was just not a good time for you to be able to be part of it as it happened but all the questions and answers are there for…
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Back to Work
So nice to be out of the house today and back to work. I work as a Vet Nurse so hanging out with all the little furry ones and getting kisses from cute puppies was very therapeutic. I have been sick of the sight of my house so will enjoy the good times as much as I can!
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Support for exercise, diet and healthy lifestyle
Dear BCNA Network buddies, Thanks to @soldiercrab I have heard about the YWCA 'Encore' program and Cancer Council 'Enrich'. These programs won't be offered in Dubbo till much later in the year. But now I've read about the Cancer Council Healthy Living after Cancer program. According to Cancer Council website "Our Healthy…
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SVT - Super Ventricular Tachycardia
Sorry I have been off the forum for a few days but I have been in hospital. I chucked a wobbly yesterday and they finally let me go home. I hate hospitals bigtime! On Friday morning it was a beautiful morning with a gentle high tide so I made a coffee, put it in the kayak and went fishing for two hours. Mistake number one-…
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Quote for this week
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Avoiding sick people
I am one week post chemo, radiation starts in two weeks. Our family Easter gathering is today but I’ve just found out my nephew is going to be there and he is recovering from the flu. Should I stay away?
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retreat
does anyone know of a retreat to help with PTSD, anxiety, grief from breast cancer? have googled but find they are generic with addiction and other related mental illnesses.
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Happy Easter
"I don't know where the eggs come from, and I don't know why I have a compulsion to hide them"
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Cording Treatment - Report back
I had my first laser and physio treatment for cording issues yesterday and I thought I'd report back in case anyone else is interested. While my surgery healed really well, I have developed cording (some sort of axillary web syndrome) under the arm, tightness across the scar site and a constant feeling of bruising down my…
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Bras
@melclarity Hi! I know I should've kept the link but I didn't so there you go! Could you please respond with the name and contact for the Bra fitter that you spoke of - I think from memory you said she was from Port Melbourne Hopefully this link will be useful to others as well as me Take care and hope you're enjoying this…
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What is the hardest and what is the easiest
I was trawling through the discussions as I do most 4am's and came to wondering what is hard and what is easier for each of us to deal with. I wasn't even sure whether to post this (so please take it down if inappropriate) or if it should be in Tests and Treatments or Health and Wellbeing. I've thought a lot about how it…