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Organic/Vegan Lunch Ideas
Inviting people to post ideas about quick easy to prepare vegan lunches they enjoy.
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Metastatic bone disease
I was diagnosed with metastatic BC almost 3years ago. I have received Intravenous doses of Zometa for about 2 & 1/2 years with very good results. Fortunately I have had no further spread of the disease & no organ involvement. I have now been advised by my oncologist that continued treatment by Zometa will greatly increase…
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The Journey Begins.......
Well what a month it has been, life is full of surprises! Around the middle of June I noticed I was becoming short of breath initially I put this down to lack of attendance at the gym and general laziness. It then got to the point when I thought that it could be more than lack of fitness, so I took myself of to the local…
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Bad News?
Well I haven't heard from my surgeons yet so I'm assuming they need to tell me face to face which means 'oh shit'. I wonder what delightful and exciting piece of information they have for me, I gather it's not going to be about a free facelift or eyetuck, bugger it. Oh well if I have to do it again at least this time is…
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Way forward
HI All I went to the oncologist yesterday and am happy to report he is going to admit me to hospital asap and start chemotherapy. I am just so glad that he is looking at various treatments to try to contain and shrink the cancers... I suppose that is all one can hope for! Next hurdle will be that the chemo works... I felt…
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Good news again
I went to see my oncologist last Tuesday and am very happy to report that my tumour markers are down again. Hurray! Now, I have to organise another operation! This time to get my ovaries removed. Yes, I've decided to go ahead with it. Not looking forward to another hospital visit but at least it would mean no more monthly…
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A better end to 2011 than 2010
I went to see my oncologist today. Some more positive signs that the Femara may be working to stabilise everything! My tumour markers were down again (third time in a row); the CT scan showed that my organs are all clear and my bone scan showed that the cancer has spread - but only marginally. Some areas, principally those…
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freakin out
Hi, I have read some comments that have scared me and I have questions that I am hopeing can put my mind at ease at least until I see my onc. I am being treated pre op, the tumour is shrinking does this mean that I am unlikely to get secondary cancer? That the treatment is working for me and won't spread? I have read some…
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Prognosis Update
It's hard not to hate my oncologist. The cancer appears to have spread to my bones. We're waiting on test results to see if any other organs have been affected. Diagnosis: Advanced Inflammatory Breast Cancer It's incurable, but treatable. I'm confident that science will advance before it has a chance to put me to sleep…
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A letter to my 7 year old Daughter on her birthday
Dearest Alex "7 years ago today..." - a family joke yes, as every year on your birthdays, I put all three of you through the history of your birth throughout the day - just so you understand how magical it is - how wonderful to welcome someone new into a family. But... ...7 years ago today, I wondered with some anxiety how…
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One year on
A year ago today I was told that I had secondary breast cancer. My doctor told me the year ahead would be a rollercoaster ride and 'to forget everything else and just concentrate on my treatment and my family'. He was right. While my year has been emotionally and physicallly draining, I have still had some wonderful…
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another year down!
Hello to all my pink comrades...yesterday marked 2 years since original diagnosis (mammogram). At the time we thought "ok, cut the crook boob off, get onto this chemo thing and return to normal life in a few months" However, a further 6 weeks down the trail and we discover secondaries in the lungs :( No return to normal…
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Stable - schmable...
Hi pink ladies, Clinic today - basically the disease is stable - schmable. I'm pretty down about it. I have had all of my hopes pinned on remission. It is unlikely that this will happen. So I have to get my head in the space that stable is a good result. The CT cannot tell what is active and what is scar tissue but…
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Anniversary today!
This morning I awoke to my mobile phone alarm, playing an upbeat tune with the words "Happy Halloween..3 years cancer-free..congratulations!" flashing on the screen. Today I was diagnosed with early breast cancer 3 years ago. Little did I know on that day that I'd be facing a second diagnosis, almost to the exact day 3…
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Biopsy done 'n dusted!
Well I survived the biopsy on 26th October! Specimens were taken from the slightly enlarged lymph nodes inbetween my lungs and apparently the procedure went well. I am left with bruising, soreness and no doubt a scar across my neck. The nurses call it the "cut throat procedure"...nice one...thanks for that! LOL! Now I am…