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Goopie Me!!!!!
Hi there folks, whinge alert here, but if I can't do that here, where else can I? The latest joy to add to this monumental crapfest, is now two stuffed shoulders. The pectoral muscle on the left side had shortened and turned rigid. And by rigid, I mean iron hard. Much debate amongst all my various ologists about wtf was…
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Metal staples.
I had a bilateral mastectomy in April this year. I've recently had mega problems with both my shoulders, but more severely, the right one. I was sent off for xrays and an ultrasound as an outpatient. When I saw the report and the x rays, I was shocked (to put it mildly), that I have dozens of metal staples on both sides,…
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Struggling today
I have only posted a few discussions since joining the network however I just wanted to let you all know that I have spent many hours being comforted and reassured by you all offering your experience, advise and sometimes candid hatred for this sh.. disease! Today however I am really struggling. Over the last two years I…
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On a brighter note
After a couple of weeks of investigation and some covert action by my BC Nurse, we found a way in the back door of the local YMCA (that sounds vaguely wrong, doesn't it) The Open Door program granted me a three month pass. You beauty. 10 days, 12 km in the pool, three gym sessions and half way through my third yoga class,…
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Tired
I stopped chemo 7 weeks ago and ive returned to work.. im tired..i mean tired... any tips on natural remedies..this cant last forever ???
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YMCA encore
Hi all, just wanted to let any ladies from the Wollongong area know there is a new class starting on the 13 Oct-01 Dec at Port Kembla Hospital, 89-91 Cowper St Warrawong. You can call 02 92856264 to book in. It is an exercise program and think the classes go for a couple of hours. You don't exercise all that time, think…
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Mostly USA data but what's your experience?
https://www.findatopdoc.com/Women-s-Health/How-Breast-Cancer-Diagnosis-and-Support-Has-Changed
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A veritable Forest
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Cold flushes??????
I am two days into radiation after a mastectomy and chemo. For the last year I have been experiencing intermittent cold flushes. I am well into menapause and the hot flushes have mostly subsided to be rare and barely noticeable. since starting radiation the cold flushes have become much more frequent, at times they follow…
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Adult colouring project
7:54am, 05th March 2016: I've started a project to get me through this horror show. Eventually I'd like to publish a collection and have either a generous publisher send out the book to breast cancer patients undergoing the *tedious* treatment we must or self publish and have proceeds go to research. The research is there,…
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Would like some advice.
Hi All I am wondering if anyone could give me a bit of advice. My left arm ( the side I had my Operation ) since Saturday seems to be a bit swollen. I did clean windows and other house work Saturday. We have painters in. My question is Should I go to the GP or my Surgeon if I think it needs looking at. I am at the…
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Emotional upheaval
I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer after metastasised cancer was found in my right axillary lymph nodes. I had my lymph nodes removed 3 weeks ago and i am starting chemotherapy soon. I am normally a very upbeat person and I thought i was handling everything quite well but i am suddenly bursting into tears…
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Heart health
Hi everyone, I've recently been to see a cardiologist and have had some tests for some heart issues after cancer treatment. If you've had chemo (esp. Adriamycin) and left sided radiotherapy, your risk of heart problems is increased. I've noticed my list of chemo related problems seems to be increasing as time passes. I…
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Anti-werewolf pep talk?
Hello lovely ladies! Calling for a pep talk! I'm about to start taking my tamoxifen for the first time. It feels like a big step - such a long-term change / commitment (10 yrs+). Aside from the 'no going back' aspect, it's the drop in oestrogen that freaks me out. Being peri-menopausal I was already getting those signs -…
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Wellness forum
congtatulations to bcna for running an excellent information forum last night in Melbourne. I found Dr Helen Donovan, a health psych, very inspiring. She had some simple realistic tips for making behaviour change. She was a very engaging speaker. Likewise the dietician Jeanne Fourie was very informative about food and…