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Great Day!
I woke up this morning feeling very fragile. Surgery in a couple of days and wondering how it and whatever treatment follows will affect me. Back in August, for my birthday, my family gave me the promise of standup paddleboarding when summer arrived. Well, I expected to be doing it sometime over the school holidays but the…
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Swimwear
Hi I am almost 2 years post bilateral mastectomy and have finished all treatment. I want to get back to swimming and am looking for suggestions, I would like to buy a tankini style swim top but do not want to wear prosthesis. I am a size 18 and have been searching the internet but can not find anything suitable. Jodie
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Tamoxifen and weight gain
has anyone else had trouble keeping weight off taking tamoxifen? I have been taking 9 months and putting on weight,sometimes I'm just starving probably hormones I suppose,I'm quite active bike ride,gym ,walking and try to eat well most time,I wondered if it's because I'm premenopausal in early 40s? Anyone lost weight on…
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Strength training study
Has your Physio, Doctor, Oncologist or Surgeon recommended exercise as part of your Cancer treatment? Exercise has been shown to reduce side effects of treatment, such as fatigue, help your treatment be more effective, reduce your risk or recurrence and reduce your chance of dying from cancer. Read this interesting article…
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My journey
Hi all I had my mastectomy in the first week of September just 3 months ago and I am pleased to inform you all that I am back to normal. I know everyone's journey is different and all cancers are not the same. However, just sharing with you all the things I did for getting back to normal may help some of you. When I was…
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Fighting back with fitness
I thought I would share my ups and downs regaining my fitness since chemo. For a start I gained an astonishing amount of weight during chemo, around 20 plus kgs. I had gained 3 to 4 post surgery also before chemo. (Bilateral mastectomy and recon) After chemo with my oncologist blessing around 6 weeks I went on to optifast…
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Woe is me
Warning... long, self-indulgent, self-pittying post. Please don't read on if your emotional plate is full. Self pitty is completely contra to my normal mantra, but a huge vent is needed. Recently I turned 40. This year I had all my ideas about mortality and life thrown under a bus. Not necessarily a bad thing, as I'm…
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Living Longer, Living Stronger exercise program
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Need a get away?
I've been reading the posts from ladies who are getting toward the end of their treatment and thought this might be a good time to remind you of the fantastic opportunity the Otis Foundation offers to anyone who has been thrown into the Breast Cancer mincer. Otis has a number of properties across the country (predominately…
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Letrozole
Hi All I am on Letrozole and am having quite bad side effects. I have been on it for over a year now. I have decided to take a break from it for a week or two to see if the side effects improve. Has anyone else done this and if so how long did it take for the side effects to disappear? My main one is being very achy all…
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Massage
hi. I’m 8 weeks post L mastectomy where I had 22 lymph nodes removed. Prior to that I had 8 rounds of chemo. Next week I start radiation. Tomorrow I’m booked in for a massage and it’s just been suggested massage might not be a good idea. Does anyone else have some advice for me regarding any adverse effects of massage? Help
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At my :) weight again
I was diagnosed in May 2013. After treatment I had put on a few kilos and was concerned about starting Tamoxifen. Would I be able to lose the chemo weight? With a gradual return to pre-cancer activity and being very careful with portion size I did lose those extra kilos. Changes to my lifestyle (for the first time in my…
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Santa’s Tummy
hello lovelies who else has Santa’s tummy since chemo? And do you loose it eventually ☹️ xx
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Iron stores ... is this a long term side effect others have?
Ok got to vent...... since all my chemo and rads back in 2012/13 I am unable to keep my Iron stores they can't find anything that is causing this but I am so frustrated I was TNBC had bilateral mx and left clearance and then ACT, AC, then Paxitaxel x 6 then FEC then 6wks of Rads I have been getting infused with IRON 6…
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Yes Yes Yes 25% discount and Free shipping
As the title says Yes Yes Yes has a promotion running until Monday 20 November which gives 25% discount and free shipping if your order is over $50 after discount. Those on their mailing list should get an email for anyone who isn't the code is TG17 www.yesyesyes.org is the website. I originally found out about Yes Yes Yes…