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Bit After The Fact
Bit after the fact I know but I completed the 4km Mothers Day Classic & got me a new medal :0 coz we all know Im only in it for the medals being the medal junkie I am according to my hubby. Thats me on the left with the girls before the run & again me on the left during the run.
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Today's painting
Hi to you all, Its a really miserable day outside, so I've been concentrating on my painting for the day. Hoping that it brightens your day. Cuddles, Trace xx
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My book on fear of recurrence is published!!!
Hi everyone. Well, it's finally here! I got the email from Amazon Kindle this morning telling me that my book on dealing with fear of recurrence has now been published! Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072PC8S5M/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1494282097&sr=1-1&keywords=Free+from+fear I've listed it at $5…
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Low immunity & hypersensitive to medication.
Saw my phych nurse today and told her I had to go off the Escitalopram for anxiety and depression due to diarrhoea and nausea and my lymph nodes going crazy. I gave her my blood test results which are great except for lymph levels high and the results for the ultrasound of breast and lump under arm which is too small to…
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Falling in Love Again
Cancer makes you question everything. You realise your days are numbered. You realise your days have always been numbered and you’ve been ignoring that universal and obvious fact for most of your life. Oh sure, at some level you’ve known you were ultimately going to die, but it always seemed like an event that was so far…
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Take care of yourself xxx
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Don't just accept fatigue after end of treatment/chemo as normal
Just wanted to let others know about an experience I've had. I finished 4 rounds of docetaxal and cyclophosphamide chemo Feb 2016, finished radiation May 2016 then finished 12 months of Herceptin Nov 2016. Since finishing treatment I have continued to experience random episodes of absolute knock down fatigue. In March I…
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Do I see a psychologist that deals only with cancer patients or any psychologist?
I was given a name of a psychologist that specializes in people affected by cancer. My question is will any good psychologist be as beneficial or one that deals with cancer patients. The psychologist in question is based at the hospital I attended for chemo. I still have trouble feeling comfortable going to that hospital.…
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Returning to work
I went into work today to give them another certificate for a month off work. I finished chemo 3 weeks ago and was expecting to be able to return this week but am struggling with the fatigue. I have good days then have really bad days. The trouble is I feel a bit unsupported. My Dr thinks it is all just about mental health…
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Massage
My daughter gave me a voucher for a massage for Mother's Day. I have had 24 weeks of chemo, lumpectomy and axillary clearance on left breast and am two weeks into four weeks of radiation. My body hurts from being poked, prodded, port-a-cathed, stuck with needles, drugged, scanned, x-rayed, echoed, biopsied, hook-wired,…
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6 Years Since My Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Hi everyone, Sorry to say it has been ages since I last spoke on my blog. Slack I know! Lol! This year will be 6 years in August since my Breast Cancer diagnosis and Lumpectomy followed by Chemo and Radiotherapy. Well I had a few scares and more biopsies early last year in 2016 which really threw me substantially. I am…
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Diet and exercise
is there anywhere on this site that helps with getting on to a healthy diet and exercise regime post surgery and into radiotherapy and anti-oestrogen medication era? I am active, over 60, bmi 30+, otherwise healthy.
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Thought for the week
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Be Gone!!!
Had 6 cycles of AC Chemo start of 2016 & didn't pick up one germ, not one, been fit as a fiddle the whole time, running at parkrun, running in events - for medals (ha ha), working full time, running a house..... & NOW.... NOW..... some germ has decided that it is ok to take up residence in my body, I think not!!! Be gone…
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Do you worry about your cancer coming back?
If the answer is yes, you're not alone. Feeling anxious and frightened about breast cancer returning is very common for people who have had breast cancer. We've produced a video about how to cope with the fear of recurrence. Check out the video…