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Moving House Done!
Well after a busy few months of living apart from my husband, being diagnosed with Breast Cancer for the 2nd time in 13mths, undergoing 2 surgeries, trying to get my daughter through the moving process without a major re-lapse (has Borderline Personality Disorder & a history of severe self harm) & cleaning & packing up the…
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Non Underwire Supportive Sports Bra
Can anyone recommend where to buy a supportive non underwire Sports bra? Am planning to get back into fitness & all my current sports bras have underwire. Yesterday I tried wearing a Best & Less crop top for my first real walk since my last surgery a couple of weeks ago. While things have healed well & the pain & swelling…
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Encore
http://www.ywcaencore.org.au/node/35 Over recent times I have read discussion based around the Encore program and how beneficial some of you have found it. Sadly I have looked up Encore for Victoria and it is suspended indefinitely due to lack of funding...............goodness! Hopefully that is not the case in the other…
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Fertility preservation - what's involved?
Hi everyone. I'm 33 and was diagnosed a few weeks ago. I don't have children and for most of my life I've never wanted them, but I've never completely 100% ruled them out either. It's been suggested that I should consider having some eggs or embryos frozen. But I'm not sure it's a route I want to go down. I've had friends…
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Mistake.
Sorry thought I was putting into discussion but my discussion went into share. How do I rectify. Thanks.
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New and improved Smiling Mind app and website
Smiling Mind is a mindfulness meditation website and app, developed by an Australian non-profit. It features guided meditations with the objective of managing stress, increasing resilience and assisting in reducing mental health risks. Smiling Mind can assist you with: * Managing stress and building resilience * Meditation…
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Returning to work
I am wondering when it'll be ok for me to go back to work. It's been 5 weeks and I'm starting to feel I have more energy. I work in age care and my work is very physical. I'm on my feet 7.5 hours a day. I'm having counselling for family issues and going ok at the moment. Can't seem to make up my mind when to return. Anyone…
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The Lost Libido Ladies
Hi everyone. If you're one of the many women who have lost their libido and are finding sex painful after cancer treatment, please do join us at the Lost Libido Ladies. Our private group had nearly 100 members but was unfortunately removed when the new website was set up. The group has been reinstated, but we can't access…
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Stepping into Wellness - Term 4 (Victoria)
Stepping into Wellness is a free gentle exercise program for improving your health and wellbeing after a breast or gynaecological cancer run by BreaCan. Term 4 class options: BERWICK (Vic) Mondays, 10 October to 21 November (not 31 October) Register by Monday 3 October MILL PARK (Vic) Thursdays, 13 October to 17 November…
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feeling nauseous 3 months after lumpectomy is this normal
Hi guys Just wondering if anyone else ever feels really naueous. Is this normal? I have not done chemo or radium or herceptin just the lumpectomy. A couple of times a week I feel really ill and worry about this. I have just had a pet scan and all clear so I am concerned to why I feel really ill sometimes. It does pass. Any…
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Quest for life foundation retreat
just wondering if anyone has had any experience with these retreats. Focus is on meditation counselling meditation etc and run bully Petrea King? Thanks in advance.
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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…