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Dragon boating for fun, friendship & fitness!
Come & Try Dragon Boating! Dragons Abreast Melbourne (DAM Busters) invites all breast cancer survivors and supporters to join us! Date: 9am Sunday 12 October 2014 Shed 2, North Wharf Rd. Docklands, Melbourne We aim to dragon boat for fun, friendship and fitness; embrace life and improve our well-being, support all those…
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Dragon boating for fun, friendship & fitness!
Come & Try Dragon Boating! Dragons Abreast Melbourne (DAM Busters) invites all breast cancer survivors and supporters to join us! Date: 9am Sunday 12 October 2014 Shed 2, North Wharf Rd. Docklands, Melbourne We aim to dragon boat for fun, friendship and fitness; embrace life and improve our well-being, support all those…
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New diagnosis
I was diagnosed with early breast cancer last Thursday. I don't see my medical team til the 11th and each day feels like a month! One minute I'm happy that it's small and detected early, the next I'm miserable and angry and scared. I haven't had a moment to myself with everyone "rallying" round and telling me I'm lucky…
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Returning to work - why am I rushing?
Hi ladies, I am due to see my GP tomorrow after I have a bone density test at the hospital. They are doing a scan so they have a baseline to look at in the future after I have been on Armidrex for some time. Anyway, I have been thinking I would be well enough to return to work for some short shifts mid August. I keep…
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Final day of radiotherapy
28 days of radiotherapy to left breast and superclavicular node completed today. Hooray. So far so good. Grey skin under the arm suggests it's at risk of breaking down, but so far so good. A lovely nurse has sent me off with a bag of creams, gel and dressings to help with the next seven days as the radiotherapy treatment…
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love is all around
Bjork really nailed it when she said that 'love is all around' and nothing has taught me that more than getting breast cancer. Funny isn't it how such a devastating situation can help you to see something so bleeding obvious. When I was first diagnosed back in May I basically fell apart in a major way. I had always been…
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My last post, gabapentin and.....
A few things have happened since my last post. Firstly, my friend, Shelly, contacted me to make sure I was okay. Something about the post worried her. She thought it sounded like I’d given up while at the same time being sure that I never would. Then a couple of days ago I made this comment to my husband: “You know, I can…
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The finish line
Hello Pink commrades, With saddness I have seen a lot of newcomers. How scared you all are and exactly the same as me back in January of this year. Advanced invasive cancer in left breat 10 cm+ tumar and all lymph nodes in left arm including nodes behind my breast bone and above my collar bone. I am 55 yrs old. So I have…
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I got a job! :-)
So I can happily report that I got a full-time, permenent job ...starting Monday! Eek! and Woohoo! On one hand I'm thrilled that I can FINALLY be out earning money again. And some new work colleagues and social interaction will be good too... On the other hand I'm a bit nervous that it's full time, as I have not told them…
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Back in the Dragon boat
Today I was back on the water on a beautiful spring Melbourne day with my fabulous dragon boat team. This time last year I was waiting anxiously for a surgical biopsy to find out if my breast cancer had come back after eleven and a half years. It had. Since then I have had 5 operations including a left mastectomy, TRAM…
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To all the newbies "I had breast cancer but it never had me."
Hi all, I haven't made a post in some time now, but felt compelled to write this. I had my 1 year check up yesterday! All clear and doctors were very happy. A year ago I was frightened and consumed by breast cancer, had chemo, radiotherapy and now on Tamoxifen. Well....what a difference a year makes!! I have totally…
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Post treatment blues
Hi all I think I am turning into a hypochondriac. I am 3 and a half months post chemo and 5 weeks post radiation. Right through treatment, I was managing well with minimum side effects. And through treatment, I have avoided reading up on the statistics or detailed pathology reports but followed my drs advice and guidance…
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Chemo is Over
Hi all, Just celebrating the end of my chemo rounds last Friday, yay!!! I had 3 rounds of FEC and 3 rounds of Docetaxel. I had a variety of side effects at different times and 4 days past the last round, I'm still feeling a bit tired and sore. Overall I am not not feeling too bad all things considered, and my hair has…
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Back at work
Hi All, Just a quick update to let you all know that I have managed to be back at work for a little over a month now and am feeling a lot better mentally for it. I am so grateful for having caring and understanding bosses & work colleagues who are supporting me through my journey as only yesterday we buried my best friends…
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Finding support from those around us
The latest issue of the 'Active and well e-newsletter is now available to download :-) This issue focuses on finding support from the people around us. We know that when people feel supported they are generally more likely to sustain positive changes to their health and wellbeing. * Download the latest e-newsletter