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Yay!
Went for my three month check and my left arm is smaller than my right arm again! Loosing a little more weight (only a kilo), daily exercise and daily self massage has my arm shrinking down that little bit more. They feel that if things keep going well that I will be able to reduce the massage down to every second day. My…
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Mental health
After the surgery in october 2013 I did go to a mood group and was refered to a Psychologist I had ongoing mental problems dealing with bc totally alone, my partner left after two years of the first diagnosis in 2000, this has destroyed my trust in people, I have become a recluse these last few years, I had thought once…
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Fitness Ideas
Hi all, I have just joined this online group but I am also a member of the breast reconstruction group. Good news is that after 6 months post surgery - 2nd and hopefully last - (I had a single mastectomy and DEIP reconstruction) I am keeping fit and healthy (but some pain still on tummy site where fat removed). Fortunately…
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Clean Eating
Hi, have just joined the group to find others that are like minded with eating good food. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in early October and have had removal of lump and 9 lymph nodes. Next step is chemo and radiation therapy. I had changed my way of eating at the beginning of the year - weaning myself off sugar and…
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Read, watch and try :-)
Hi all, Healthy eating and physical activity has significant benefits for general health and wellbeing. I thought I would share some great resources that I have come across to watch, read and try when keeping active and staying well. Read The benefits of incidental exercise Read Michelle Bridges on incidental exercise…
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Healthier Christmas Treats
Hi everyone, Since my diagnosis, my daughter has introduced us to 'raw' foods. They are simple to make and full of healthy ingredients like nuts and fruit. With Christmas fast approaching finding healthy options can be hard so I thought I would share a couple of our recipes. The first one is my daughter's creation, the…
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Smoothies:)
Hello beautiful ladies!! This is a totally 'BC unrelated' post. This morning at about 7.00am our door bell rang. I wasn't expecting anyone at that hour, so when I opened it there was a huge box wrapped in blue plastic, addressed to me!! I unwrapped it, and there was a NUTRI BULLET blender!! Just like the one on the TV. I…
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lcv
Hi I woke up yesterday morning to a shock!! I got my period after not having one since May 2013 (stopped getting them half-way through chemo). I have been taking Tamoxifen since finishing radiation in Oct 2013 and have been doing my best trying to cope with menopausal symptoms plus side effects from Tamoxifen such as sore…
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New BCNA breast cancer & exercise booklet!
Hi all, A while back I noticed a few of you were blogging about exercise after your diagnosis. I thought I would let you know that BCNA has just launched our new Breast Cancer and Exercise booklet for women. It aims to help you incorporate exercise in your day-to-day lives, and includes practical tips to help you stay…
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Just a little vent
Hi ladies, I just needing to vent! I had a crappy sleep last night went to work and had a crappy day at work. Today is just crappy! Going out for dinner tonight to catch up with a old friend, time to sit down and have a drink and relax and hope I sleep tonight. Sorry so negative better tomorrow xx
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A Question re Exercise
Hi to all the lovely members of the 'Get active and keep well' group. My name is Simone, and I am new to the group. I have added my photo and story to My Profile, as a way of introduction. I am also new to joining the network, so am hoping this is the right way to go about this! I am due to have a bilateral mastectomy next…
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Hurdles
The say that we are given challenges to test us. I have had some that I would prefer not to have experienced.after my last blog my dearly beloved sister passed away in her sleep. This was indeed a shock and hurdle that I was not expecting. I am now at peace once again now that I have recovered from my ops and my sister is…
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Angry and anxious
Hi everyone Thanks for starting this group. Hopefully we will be able to support one another through the hard times. I was diagnosed in April, had a lumpectomy and am almost finished chemo with just one more round to go. Chemo has been dreadful. I've had 3 hospital admissions due to side effects. They ended up taking me…
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Checkups
I was just wondering if anyone on the blog,when they go for their oncology checkups,or with their surgeons,are given blood tests,or any other sort of test,or is it just the standard look at the scar line,listen to the chest,and ask how you have been feeling?Up until now,I have thought that these things are probably…
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Hair!!
Just a little warning for all of you wig-wearers out there.... 1 - After making a mad dash for my wig when someone knocked at the door- i answered it and had a bit of a chat to the neighbour. I then turned around and caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror...with my wig on sideways!!! So always check the mirror BEFORE…