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So why aren't I happy?
So, after my beautician discovering a swelling in my armpit way back in November last year, the follow up GP examinations and breast screening, biopsy, then a lumpectomy in March followed by appointments with my oncologists, I have been put on hold waiting for the results of my Prosigna test. All that uncertainty! Am I…
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Headgear
When I started my cancer journey I was determined I would wear a wig when the time came. I've not worn it once. I hate it, it just feels too artificial. I bought some fabulous cotton caps. .as it was very hot when I started and had a number of cotton and bamboo scarves. I have found the hats feel too snug...and are just…
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Weekend Workouts Blog Post Two: Geocaching
What on earth is Geocaching? It’s a treasure hunt with something for everyone! Using map coordinates and a GPS enabled device or smart phone, you can find a geocache (container placed at specific map co-ordinates) near your home, in the city, in the bush or even in Antarctica! Geocaches come in all shapes and sizes too.…
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Mindful Mondays Blog Post One: Introduction to Mindfulness
Have you ever looked at your watch to check the time, only to look away and have no recollection of what the time is? Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went there? If you answered yes to these questions, you know what it is to be ‘unmindful’. Being unmindful causes us to miss out on important…
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New excercise
So after quitting Physio I had to make up a new routine. The breast care excercises are for me useless. So what I do is lie on my back take the matechtomy side arm, my right arm , with my lefth and. So I grab the wrist and pull it up and down supported by left the do incles the across my body from right to left . By the…
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Body painting for breast cancer
How cool is this? (Image: ABC News) Rachel Pannitz is one of one of 13 Australian cancer survivors being painted and photographed for a calendar to raise money for National Breast Cancer Foundation. She told ABC that she first toyed with the idea of having her body painted after having a few glasses of wine with artist…
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Yes it is possible to get through treatment
I am now coming up to 8 years post diagnosis. I have managed to stay at work in a full time job, and now I'm taking 2 months long service leave to travel to UK, Sicily, Sweden and Iceland. I went through all the treatment offered to me, it was very hard, but I stayed at work to keep myself busy. Yes, the drugs are…
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After Treatment
Hi everyone, Sitting here after an ordinary day wondering am I normal or selfish, but it just seems no one gets my feelings after treatment. I hate what this bloody cancer does to us how it takes and takes. When I was diagnosed and through all of my treatment I have been so strong and now as I near the end I seem to be…
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Introducing Get Active and Keep Well blog posts
Here at BCNA, we are really excited to announce our new tri weekly Get Active and Keep Well blog posts. Each Monday, Wednesday and Friday we will be posting a blog that we hope will inform, inspire and motivate each and everyone one of you! Introducing… Mindful Mondays: A blog post to prompt all of us to start the week…
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PHYSIO
sO i HAVE BEEN Going to phsio for 8 weeks since my mastechtomy. The one I was seeing was great , the one that replaced her was no so. There was something about her at the start.. Two weeks ago after having 4 days in hospital again I told her they put me on hepren injections oin hospital so I will bruise easiy so take it…
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Video: Difficult Patients by Oncologist Brian Wojciechowski
I am often reading blogs from women who are not entirely sure why they are having one treatment over another type of treatment or are perhaps confused or frightened due to lack of proper consultation. As women we generally don't "want to be a bother". We respect and know specialists are very busy but I am a "difficult…
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Breast Cancer in the desert....
I have just joined BCNA. I was diagnosed with Stage 2b luminal b breast cancer aged 48 last August. I am currently 7 months into my treatment. I had neo adjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery. I have radiation and hormone therapy to go. My prognosis is not fabulous as my post-operative pathology report showed…
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Everyday.. I'm shufflin"
Day 7 - after round three Well I pushed myself a bit far and cleaned the bathroom yesterday....and today I am paying for that impulsive act. May arms feel like they are going to drop off and I have the zombie shuffle happening again..... I did my exercises this morning, but couldn't do as many this time around.... I have a…
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Nourishing Knowledge Blog Post One: Learning the Labels
Choosing pre-packaged foods low in fat, sugar and salt and high in dietary fibre are often hard to find on the supermarket shelves. Especially when companies are very sneaky in the way they market and advertise how ‘healthy’ their product may be. Here are some useful tools to navigate your way around a food label. The…
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Weekend Workouts Blog Post One: Stand Up Paddle Boarding
Image Source: http://www.pacifico-costarica.com Stand up paddle boarding (SUP) originated in Hawaii as an off shoot of surfing. Don’t let the idea of catching monstrous waves in the freezing cold ocean put you off, because stand up paddle boards are much longer, wider and more buoyant than 'normal' surfboards, enabling you…