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Mouth taste
hi all, hope everyone is well, just thought I would mention, that awful taste you get in our mouth, well I have found that anything sweet actually makes it worse, has anyone else found this as well??? Glynnis xx
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Eleven years on and non cancer complications surface!
Recently I have been experiencing crippling and excruciating right sided lower back (buttock) and groin pain on the opposite side of my Left mastectomy, which was performed in June 2004. To help me since this started at Easter this year I have been prescribed many types of anti inflammatory medication, cortisone,…
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Time to re start
.. Tomorrow is my start date of a new attempt at fitness and better health.. Yep it's May 4th! I realised a little while ago I was struggling but didn't really tackle it.. Figured it was just the tamoxifen. Now 3 weeks after seeing my wonderful oncologist, I'm feeling much brighter and I'm off the tamoxifen for 8 weeks.…
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So tired..
Hi everyone I am now two weeks post my last lot of chemo- 4 sessions of AC followed by weekly taxol. I cannot believe how tired I am. I feel worse fatigue wise than I did in the middle if it. I usually walk 4 to 5 km a day, but this morning could not face it. My legs ache, my bones ache and I feel like I have aged…
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Tamoxifen confusion
Hi, I really need some advise on whether to take tamoxifen. I have been advised by my surgeon and oncologist to take this to assist in the possibility of reoccurrence. My receptor to this drug is 10 % initially they weren't concerned about me taking it. Now they are insisting, any resistance brings reminders from them of…
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I can finally lift my arm after surgery
Hello Ladies I'm back, I had my surgery on the 24th of June and I still get a little bit of pain but I was able to lift my arm today allmost a week after surgery and I felt next to no pain it's amazing but I still find it very hard to look at my surgery site It's so ugly to me, I guess I have to look at it as the cancer…
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I've finally had my surgery
Hi Everyone, I had my Surgery last Wednesday and I'm feeling great except I get a little tired in the afternoon, I didn't have as much pain as I thought I would, my lump was smaller than the surgeon thought so he said he was able to get quite a large margin around the Cancer and only had to remove 1 Lymph Node he was going…
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Feeling stressed and anxious.
My mum have been diagnosed with high grade pre invasive breast cancer just this week. The specialist was so sure it won't have spread and at start thought all was benign. Then did biopsys and came back as high grade pre- invasive cancer. Im scared when they operate in next few weeks they will find more. I can stop thinking…
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TIRED !
Hi all, nearly 4 weeks since I finished chemo, 4 doses ,start radiation next week for 4 weeks, but am finding im really tired. I am working (light duties) reasonably full time as a practice manager busy pod clinic. ive been trying to get out for brisk 45 min walk as i would usually do but have very little stamana Just…
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I'm worried my surgery is on Wednesday
Hi there Ladies, I have my Nuclear Test tomorrow before Surgery on Wednesday at 8.00am, what I want to know is does the Nuclear test cause pain or discomfort maybe I sound like a chicken but I'm just curious. I can't complain as my poor little dog is dieting before our eyes it puts everything into perspective I just want…
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In a dilemma
i am not sure what to do. I had a lumpectomy four weeks ago. My cancer was invasive Ductal carcinoma but only 12mm. I was due to start radiotherapy but have been told by my medical oncologist that the type of cancer it was is triple negative and can be genetic so she would refer me for BRCA gene testing. So my dilemma is…
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How long does neuropathy last
My oncologist has recommended that I skip my last three Taxol treatments due to the numbness in my fingers and toes - peripheral neuropathy. Does anyone know how long it might take for the numbness to pass now that chemo has ended? The Taxol has also caused Actinic Keratosis on my hands which the Onc explained as the Taxol…
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Free online webinar on life after treatment ''How do I get back to feeling ‘normal’???
Hi all, The Cancer Council NSW will be hosting a free online webinar on tomorrow evening Thursday, 25 June 2015 from 7pm to 8pm (AEST), that anyone in Australia can participate in. The topic for the webinar is, Life after cancer treatment - 'How do I get back to feeling ‘normal’? The webinar will include a panel session…
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Hair!!!
ok ...thoughts please... Wigs...real hair or not .... I have only had the synthetic type but would love opinions...please
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Muscle & Joint pain from medication used to remove Oestrogen from my body
Hi. I am just wondering if there is anyone out there like me? I have travelled the Breast Cancer journey for over 12 months now having a Mastectomy for Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in March last year. I had one lymph node involved and had Chemotherapy and Radiation. This week I had a full Hysterectomy as risk reduction…