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3rd cycle down, start the docetaxel in two days
Since my 2nd cycle I have been pretty unwell, spent a week in bed, head spinning. Managed to get up and finally get back to work after two weeks. My head still spins, I can't lay down to sleep or it spins so badly that I feel like I'm falling through the bed. It's awful. Up until now I have managed to stay positive, but…
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The old mill, my latest artwork
Hi Everyone, this is a painting that I finished today. One of our old timber mills in the area. Hope that you like it, Trace ????
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Having a bad day!
How to get over this feeling of frustration while waiting, waiting, waiting for appointments. Where to go when you don't know if what's being done is what should be done! Who to ask when what you read should happen isn't what actually happens during appointments with professionals! Whether to put up and shut up because…
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Game Changes when Living with Advanced Breast Cancer
Hi, my name is Karen, I am 57 years old, married and mother of 2 adult boys and have lived with HER2 Advanced Breast Cancer for 9 years. As we are acknowleging peopel with Advanced Breast Cancer on th 13th of this month, I thought I'd put down some thoughts. Hereunder are my musings with regards to events during my journey…
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Feeling ugh isolated
ah dear little ms positive has left the building. 3rd AC last Tuesday one of those to go little injection last Wed ( yep those white cells packed up ) then 12 taxols weekly then 12 of radio feeling crappy still I hate to type it but I feel like telling them to stop treatments. I recognise I'm almost half way through chemo…
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Panic Attacks
hi Everyone i am almost 18 months past the BC diagnosis. Left mastectomy and no chemo or radiation , so very lucky on that front. Now , am being hit with panic attacks. Have a check up in two days so perhaps I am subconsciously worried about it. Does anyone one have any advice on how best to deal with these symptoms of…
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After treatment
Hello everyone I'm coming up to 4 years since diagnosis which ironically was on pink ribbon day- mastectomy, ancillary clearance, 6 months chemotherapy and 6 weeks radiotherapy. It's hard to comprehend that this actually happened. As we can all relate, a full on whirlwind. After 12 months of treatment and holding down a…
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FRSUSTRATED!!!
This is the third time I have sat down to catch up with all the ladies who have ABC, the first two times I had nearly finished writing and both times have lost the lot!!! if it happens again, thats it, Im sorry but I will no longer even try. Anyway on a happier note, the reason for this is to say hi to every one and just…
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Getting my zen back
Hi all Do you sometimes get overwhelmed? I know for me there are times when everything is just a bit too much and I struggle. Maybe it was precipitated this time with my second 6mth check-up. My beast surgeon was extremely complementary about my recon and gave me the all clear for 12 months... I should be happy right. I am…
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Back on track
Hi Everyone, now my active treatment of chemo and rads has finished, I started with a personal trainer today. It felt so good to start physical exercise again, as I used to be really active prior to my mastectomy. I tried to keep walking while undergoing treatment, but had a lot of days where I was too unwell to leave the…
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Drains are out... and Chemo start date is 7th Oct
Today was a good day for me... drains are out and surgeon stated I have healed remarkably well nill infections - never to under-estimate good nutrition again for sure! Yay to my daily green juice :-) Chemo start date set for 7th Oct .. Boo ... Linda
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Meditation and calming app
Hi all, I came across this app recently and it has fast become one of my favourites. I wish I had of known about it during my chemo or even during the early days of my diagnosis when the breast cancer mountain was still looming so large and I hadn't yet learned the best way to climb it. They have a free 7 day program that…
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Newby
I had my mammogram on my birthday- 13th August, now less than a month later I've had surgery to remove the lump and the sentinel lymph node and have been told it hasn't spread to my lymph nodes but I need to have further surgery to remove more tissue. Everything has happened so quickly and it feels all very daunting,…
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The Color Run
Tomorrow I take part in Adelaide's The Color Run - in my case however it will be a Color Walk as having had to undergo an additional cavity shaving last week and then experiencing complications when my chemo port was inserted that resulted in my lung collapsing 15% whereby a drain had to be inserted, I was only released…
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Patience with 'New Normal'
Ok, right I haven't been on here in a while and hope there is only a few newbies. It's interesting that while faced with all the different steps of the adventure there was never really any chats or planning of what would be next once it's all done. I have found that yes there is adjustment to the new normal. Like…