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Weightloss for better survival chances
I asked my oncologist what I can do to give myself the best chance to be in the group who are statistically /ess likely teo get a recurrence of breast cancer, and not in the group who will. She told me there were 4 things that they found made a big difference. 1) Low or no alcohol consumption 2) Low-fat diet 3) Good…
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Impact on our families
Hi all , I thought BC was tough , but I can say my family and I had possibly the worst 2 weeks of my life. My 20 year old daughter ended up in the Psyciatric ward, my beautiful intelligent child who showered me when I came home from hospital the one who changed my dressings , the one who told everyone what's wrong mum is…
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Halfway through chemo
I'm halfway through chemo. I've done 4 rounds of AC. It was such a roller coaster. I had such highs but the lows were so so low. Now the highs are fewer and the lows last longer. I start taxol next with 12 weeks of it. I'm anxious about it after the trip with the AC. I know once I start it I'll be on the downhill run but…
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... and no-one could tell ....
Hi all, We had visitors yesterday. I wore my Berlei bra and soft form from BCNA. One visitor said "when do you have your operation, I thought it was before this?". (Note: everyone looked on in disgust that the touchy subject had been mentioned). Me: "Done! Four weeks ago". Visitor : "No. Weren't they going to remove your…
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BCNA launches new active and well initiative!
Morning everyone, My name is Steph, I have recently joined BCNA as the Active and Well Programs Officer and I’ve been very busy working on a new initiative. We’re thrilled to be launching Active and Well After Breast Cancer, an initiative designed to assist women to lead a healthier lifestyle after having breast cancer.…
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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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Art therapy at BreaCan
Hi crafty ladies! Jess from BCNA here ~ just wanted to let you know that this December BreaCan are having an Art therapy class at the resource centre in melbourne. If you wanted to go along, try your hand at some painting and other crafty things visit the BreaCan website for more information. I love to do the odd art class…
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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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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…