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Feeling Empowered
Hi lovely peeps, Guess what I did today? Went out to the shops with no hat and showed off my grey spikes lol, gee felt so good. Got a few stares but guess that is human nature, so I figure it is their problem hey. I went to my beautiful daughters for lunch, got out of the car and she said " Oh Mum no hat you look so cute".…
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FEEL UNSURE
Just spoke with my Onologist my tumor marker has dropped from either 553 to 72, the blood test taken was last Friday, 4 weeks 3 days since my 6th & final Chemo. The marker after 5 Chemo cycles was 87. I dont know why but I feel disappointed that it hasnt dropped more. I guess I am wanting a miracle thats not going to…
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2 years
Hi Everyone well today marks 2 years since I was diagnosed with grade 1, stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma, her+, hormone negative. I went through lumpectomy, 6 months of chemo (better known as hell), 33 radiotherapy sessions and 12 months of herceptin. I can't believe how much I have enough through, how much I survived…
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Weekend Workout Blog Post Four: Tai Chi
Image Source: www.wisegeek.com With World Tai Chi day is tomorrow, Saturday the 30th of April, what a perfect opportunity to try tai chi for the first time or get back into an exercise that has a host of benefits. This gentle form of exercise can help maintain strength, flexibility and balance and could be the perfect…
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Day 8 - battle weary
Day 8 - after round four. Getting battle weary now.....tired of the ups and downs, tired of what you do to my mind and emotions. My body feels like it's been thrown under a bus most days, but some days a spark of the old me appears only to be extinguished again by the never ending fatigue. Treatment is tough...It's…
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Quirky things after BC........
After reading about the cold & flu season which is racing up on us once more I thought I might share this odd occurrence. When I was about half way through chemo (Oct 2011) my loving family of boys all had a cold & cough which they prolonged to about three weeks each. I also caught the cold but thankfully mine only lasted…
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Nourishing Knowledge Blog Post Four: Sugary Drinks
WATCH the Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6tVnQiB7Pw There is nothing sweet about sugary drinks. Sugary drinks include soft drinks, fruit juice, cordial, sports drinks and energy drinks. All the drinks in this group should be strictly limited or avoided. Research has shown that consuming one can of sugary drink a…
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What a difference a night out makes!
Day 7 - after round four. What a difference! After my V.I.P outing yesterday...I am glad to say I had a much better nights rest. Only woke up three times to attend to the itchy rash and take panadol. Can't say it was a refreshing sleep, but at least I slept without waking up in a pool of sweat. Although I did dream, there…
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Bel are you still there?
I have just logged back onto my account after a long time of not checking and found 637 messages! A lot are just general broadcast messages but Bel from Tassie if you still log on it would be great to hear from you and have an update on how you are doing. As for myself I have passed the three year mark and though I feel…
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Cancer detection dog
I don't know if I have said so before but I do remember my male dog sniffing around my left breast a while before I had cancer confirmed by the doctor. I just thought he was being a bit of a sticky beak and gave him a cuddle. Yesterday I had just taken my lymphedema sleeve off and was putting his lead on for a walk when he…
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Tamoxifen n ovarian cyst....
Hi everyone. Well I've nearly made my 1 yr since being diagnosed, I finished chemotherapy in Dec n radiation in Feb, things started feeling like they were finally heading back to nirmalville. I'm not quite 3 months on Tamoxifen b thought all was well until a month ago I started feeling unwell. I didnr even gt this fatigued…
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Weekend Workout Blog Post Three: Heart Foundation Walking
WATCH the video: Why we love walking! Almost anybody can safely take up walking. Walking is the simplest way to start and continue a fitness and health journey. Walking costs nothing and is easy and safe. But we do recommend you talk to your doctor before taking on a more strenuous regimen. It is also wise to talk to a…
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Nourishing Knowledge Blog Post Three: The Five Food Groups
The key to eating a healthy and balanced diet is to choose a variety of nutritious foods from the five food groups and drink plenty of water. The five food groups are: * Grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain and/or high cereal fibre varieties; * Vegetables and legumes/beans; * Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu,…
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Time to start living
I'm happy to say that after having a lumpectomy and breast lift and finding out the margins weren't clear, that I got my Pathology from mastectomy and it's all clear. i feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders. I have had all my treatment so now it's off to my onco to get my tablets and my second…
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Mindful Mondays Blog Post Two: Introduction to practicing Mindfulness
Image Source: http://www.nantien.edu.au/ In last week’s blog we discussed the benefits of mindfulness, and this week we will explore how to approach practicing mindfulness. Mindfulness is the ability to be present and aware of what is actually happening to you by not allowing your attention to drift off to what happened to…