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Dreadlocks
does anyone know where I can get a human hair or remy dreadlocks wig?
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Keeping in touch
Time does seem to go by quickly sometimes - thought I would update what has been happening. Soon after second operation to get lymph nodes out I ended up in hospital with a twisted bowel. (Luckily didn't need the big operation but they cleared it). Had confirmation I will not be needing chemo, just radiation. The…
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Bone fractures
They do say breast cancer is the gift that just keeps giving and I was rudely reminded of this over the weekend when I ended up having surgery to two broken bones in my forearm which were the result of a fall and my reduced bone strength due to chemo-induced menopause. After treatment finished in 2013 I was diagnosed with…
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Concerned
Well its been 4 weeks since my Mastectomy and my treatment of chemo was suppose to start this week but has to be rescheduled because my wound from the drain hasnt healed yet.What ive noticed of late is that i seem to be forever sick with a cold,properly doesnt help that every second or third day apppointments at the…
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crystal bowl meditation
hi everyone, Last nite a friend took me to try this crystal bowl (sound bath) meditation and WOW it was amazing, never tried anything like it. I have done meditation in the past but nothing like this. While doing it I swear I could not feel the horrible feeling I normally have in my fingers and feet from nerve damage (in…
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'I'm fine'
saw this on a FB support group page, can totally relate...
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Breast Cancer and Sexual Wellbeing - BCNA's new resource
I'm so pleased to let you know that BCNA has developed a new information booklet for women with breast cancer called Breast Cancer and Sexual Wellbeing. We started to look in more detail at the impact of breast cancer on women's sexual wellbeing, after women had been contacting us, surprised and distressed at this…
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BCNA Free Walking Challenge
The four-week BCNA Walking Challenge is a new opportunity to step out and enjoy the spring weather while gradually increasing their physical activity, improving their health and supporting each other. The Walking Challenge will run from Monday 5 September - Sunday 2 October. See below for more details or click here to…
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Feeling good
hi everyone been a while since I've been on here, I'm feeling terrific, been doing a lowcarb healthy fat way of eating, working wonders, lost about 17 kilos feel terrific as I said would recommend it all. My question is I now have enough hair to work with again,what's everyone's thoughts on getting a few foils put in? Just…
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I am woman hear me roar
Had my surgery Wed 27/07/16 to remove Leftie-lou and with it - cancer. I've cried many tears - tears for the pain, tears for the 'why me?', tears of self pity, tears for my now missing Leftie-lou, tears for the 'what will people think of me now' thoughts. And I still cry those tears, although not as often and not for as…
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From Farm to You
Image Source: www.bewellasheville.com How is everyone managing their healthy eating and exercise through these winter months? Winter can be a time when the daylight hours and colder temperatures tempt us to eat more things we shouldn’t and do less of the activities we should. One way to make sure your cupboards are full of…
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PROUD
So... today, 16 weeks after my last Chemo I participated in Run Melbourne. 38 mins 36 secs.... 5km, up hill, down hill, ran the entire way, had my parkrun cheer squad waiting with high fives at the finish line, came 67th in age category... so VERY PROUD of myself....
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Getting fitter and healthier in 6 minutes a week
I watched a Catalyst program on ABC Iview which was very interesting. In particular is also a menopause study. Currently we are looking at a recomnended 150 minutes of exercise a week to have good fitness post diagnosis (and all of us really ). This program examines doing very high intensity exercise for 30 seconds flat…
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EXCITED
I am super excited to be participating in Run Melbourne on Sunday. So proud of myself, I maintained a good level of fitness thru chemo, which finished on 22/03/16 &..... after managing a PB of 34 mins & 53 secs at parkrun last Sat I decided to register for Run Melbourne.
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Importance of excercise
How do you fit in your 150 minutes of recommended exercise per week and the 2-3 sessions of weight training? Do you do 5 x 30 minute sessions? What type of exercise do you do? Do you break the 30 minutes into 2 x 15 minutes more manageable chunks? Recently my oncologist has again stressed the importance of exercise post…