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Getting on with Life
Good afternoon ladies It's been a little while but I'm still around :-) My nails are under control - look a treat but at least they are no longer oozing - blurgh! Of course the range of antibiotics given to me then resulted in me getting a bowel infection so I am on AB's to control that now! You have to laugh really. It's…
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Secondary Survivor Stories
Hi all, On the request of my friend, I am looking for survival stories. On March 30th, 2011 my friend Kimberly had a routine mammogram which came back negative. Three weeks later she did a self check and found a lump. A week after that she was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer....three weeks after that, Stage four…
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the plan to get over the hurdle
Hi wonderful ladies Firstly let me thank you all so much for your messages of support. I haven't been able to reply individually but know they are gold to me. Devastated, shell shocked, angry, frightened, sad, desperate, hopeful, empty, bereft... there are so many words to describe the gamut of emotions I have been through…
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kcash
It was very soon after I discovered I had breast cancer plus bony mets at diagnosis that I realised how different it was to have secondary rather than primary breast cancer. The significance of the latter diagnosis is simply too far removed from primary cancer that I found it scary to spend a lot of time talking about…
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Living with a second diagnosis
Hi, I'm a 46 yrold mother with 3 daughters. Back in 2008 i was diagnosed with early breast cancer. (grade 1-2) I had a lumpectomy and a full right auxillary clearance.... did the chemo, radio.........yuk. And now, last week (17/9/10) diagnosed with metastic cancer of the spine.......shock, bewilderment, but most of all…
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Support & information for women living with secondary breast cancer
Information sessions for women living with advanced breast and gynaecological cancers are available at BreaCan. The upcoming sessions: Thursday 24th February Lisa Sheeran, Nurse Researcher at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre will present findings from the national survey on the support needs of women living with advanced…
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About me
I was dx with stage 3 breast cancer at 28yrs of age (july 2002) Underwent lumpectomy, mastectomy and lymph nodes removed. Cancer spread to lymph nodes. AC chemo x 4 cycles, Taxotere& x 4 cycles, 6 weeks rads, 5 yrs Tamoxifen, Zoladex, Oorphorectomy, Arimidex, now on Femara Celebrate 8 yrs NED on the 10th July 2010!!! Fast…
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November event for women living with secondary breast cancer at BreaCan
Morning Tea for women living with advanced cancer: Coffee and Cupcakes (… and Reflexology too!) Wednesday 24 November 10.30am–12 noon A special morning tea for women living with advanced cancer - brewed coffee, delicious cupcakes and to top it all off, some pampering with reflexology! Come along to BreaCan and chat with…
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October Event: The emotional impact of a diagnosis of advanced cancer
When: Thursday 21 October 5.30pm – 7.30pm Where: BreaCan Information and Resource Centre, Queen Victoria Women's Centre, 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne To register: 1300 781 500 A diagnosis of advanced breast or gynaecological cancer is often accompanied by a range of complex issues, limitations and challenges that impact…
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An information session for women living with advanced breast cancer - September
In May BreaCan ran a session with oncologist Jacquie Chirgwin talking about treatment opportunities for women with advanced breast cancer. Their next event in September for women living with advanced disease will be a one day forum to be held in partnership with The Cancer Council Victoria. When: Saturday 11 September…
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Trying to stay calm
Hello Ladies. My name is Julie and I live on the Sunny Coast Q.L.D. I was diagnosed 3.5 years ago with metastatic breast cancer, stage 4. I felt that my world had come to an end. I had a total hysterectomy and straight into menopause, which I didn't find too bad. I met my beautiful oncologist, who put me onto Femara…