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Take to hospital
Practical advice for hospital My friend gave me this the day before I was in for my mastectomy/reconstruction, and I was so grateful. I was taking in a nightie, but she told me to take pyjamas instead. The reason is that they are forever checking your dressings, and you will have drains coming out at breast level. The only…
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Let me introduce myslef..
Good Morning 'Get Active and Keep Well' online network! My name is Fiona and I have just begun working with BCNA as the Active and Well Program Officer. I'm super excited to be part of the BCNA team as well as part of the Get Active and Keep Well online network. I look forward to getting to know you all through this…
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Chemo and Radition done n dusted
Hi everyone, Feeling emotional....Chemo and Radiation all done and dusted. I will miss my crew at the radiation centre mostly, they even rang the bell 3 times this morning to celebrate I was done. Still have a few more months of herceptin but the hard part is over. To all who have just started treatment there is light at…
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Inflammation
I am wanting to do more walking to increase my fitness but am finding that after having chemo followed by radiotherapy that now my knees and feet get really painful and tender and take about 5 days to settle and do not seem to be helped by ibuprofen. I am still having three weekly Herceptin and know that this probably does…
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Take a walk in the park day!
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Pinkmoves - Heartmoves for Breast Cancer
Pinkmoves is running an accredited training for fitness instructors. They are looking for 6 - 8 women with breast cancer willing to participate in a class. Can you help? • Friday 1st April • Brisbane - George Williams Hotel317-325 George St, Brisbane QLD 4000 • 9.00 am start for pre-screening followed by the class, then a…
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Have you tried Dragon Boating?
BCNA Community Liaison Jill Hicks with her team of fanatic Dragon Boater's at last year's World Champs in Canada! Jill's team will be competing at the National Dragonboat races in Adelaide in a couple of weeks and has been invited to compete in China in April. We wish them all the best! To link up with a Dragon Boat team…
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Healthy eating charlatons
What really p**'s me off is how the hell do you find a proper diet without signing up and giving your email away to buying every so called dietary supplement?. It's NEVER free. It's never EASY. One day they say all fats are bad and the next they say no fats are all good, its the sugars are bad. Eggs are bad, now eggs are…
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DONE & DUSTED
Thats it.... last Chemo was this morning. Got up usual time as though I were going to work & decided yes, I feel good so harnessed up my little dog & doned the running gear & off I went... ran just under 5km & still felt good though had to get back inside to get ready to go else I might have kept going. Off to hospital for…
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Baby soon to arrive!
After undergoing 3 months of AC treatment and 2 rounds of Taxol, my long-awaited baby will arrive on 4 June! While the chemo treatment hasn't been easy, it's all been doable since I've had something so wonderful to anticipate. I know the future is going to be challenging with trying to care for a newborn and undergoing…
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New BCNA web page - Revitalise with BCNA
BCNA has just launched our Revitalise with BCNA webpage. This program was piloted last year with 113 participants during a set timeframe and is now available for you to join on any given Monday!
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Victorians - Premier's Active April program
Hello All, Here in Victoria we have the opportunity to participate in a great program called Active April. Last year over 100,000 Victorians participated. This year BCNA has our very own team. Have any of you joined up this year? Let us know.
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Fuck Cancer or Old Man Yells At Cloud
Hello ladies, new post is up, this time about how the 'fuck cancer' statement gets bandied about and what it actually means me to me. Click on the link below for the post :) http://melaniedgriffiths.tumblr.com/post/141433581452/fuck-cancer-or-old-man-yells-at-cloud mel xx
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Anyone smokers?
I did a search and neither tag word came up with any posts whatsoever. I know I am probably in the minority of people in Australia who smoke and I won the one in eight women lottery to get breast cancer but how about anyone being a smoker like me? Yes I have tried many times to stop it but as yet I have not accomplished…
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A Little Nudge Goes A Long Way
Hi Everyone, I just want to thank you all for the supportive comments you gave last week when I first posted on here. I am usually one who just sits and waits, not wanting to make waves. I was having trouble getting my breast care nurse to return my calls and didn't want to bother her. You gave me the courage to realise it…