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I'm so bored I am going mental!!!
My mind is a fertile breeding ground for an infinite amount of subjects and yet I am always bored. And when I'm bored, I'm an idiot. Dumb things I have done bored; naked gardening, naked chip frying, throwing my axe at the Gumtree, climbing the trees, really dodgy home renovations, reversing in to my daughter's car because…
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Micheles top 10 good things about only having one boob
10. No underwires creeping out of my bra at inopportune times.9. When i roll over in bed my left boob no longer smashes uncomfortably into anything else. Surprisingly it doesnt travel far8. I can get out of unpacking the dishwasher and other heavy manual tasks. 7. Soon im having a mammogram. Only 1 boob to smash and easier…
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6 months Post DCIS now heart failure at 57
Went for 6 month checkup at radiology oncologist - now have been diagnosed with severe heart failure and need aortic valve replacement. I can’t believe after having nothing wrong for 30 years- only 2 caesareans in 1990 and 1992 ... here I go again. Any suggestions for support groups like this one? Once again - I’m not…
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I'm bloody tired... Peri menopause, or Chemo fatigue nearly two years post treatments!
Hi Warriors, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 October 2018 aged 42, Lumpectomy, 2 nodes cleared and the four rounds of TC Chemo, and Rads that I finished late April 2019. I'm not on any long term medications as I cannot tolerate any of them as they exacerbate my other hormonal condition PMDD. I think I got through all of this…
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Mental health.. News story triggered a panic attack
Hi guys I had one of my bad day’s yesterday they seem to be getting more frequent for some reason. Properly because I’m seeing specialist less now As I’m in my first year survival. anyway watching the news last night on a story about Trodelvy a new treatment for triple negative breast cancer of course this interested me as…
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No comfort
I dont know why im writing this other than i need to express it and i cant think where else. Before bc i used to talk about stuff i was gunna do but i never seemed to get around to it. I had a life coach for 7 years and never completed goals just recuced my confusion and stress around events. Now i have to do stuff. This…
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What did you do to mark the end of active treatment?
So im kindof limping over the end of active treatment. There has been no fanfare, no celebrations and no bells. I finished chemo late. Id been looking forward to finishing before new years and then chemo got delayed buggering up my plans for a great new years eve celebration. Then i looked forward to my birthday which was…
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One year post surgery
I had a lumpectomy and one node removed February 2020, node all clear and good margins taken from lumpectomy, then radiation for three weeks. I have an appointment with my oncologist in 2 weeks and saw a surgeon ( not mine, I’m public so whoever was on I suppose) in December. I had to ask him if I was going to need to have…
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What it feels like to finish treatment - the aftermath - add your experience
Hi, A few people have recently finished treatment or hit the 1 year mark. It might be helpful for others to get a glimpse of the range of experiences that people are currently and have previously had post active treatment. Im not talking symptoms but experiences, emotions and reflections. What do you think? Ill start this…
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CanCope - an online program to help those with Cancer, cope both emotionally and physically
Woohoo!! Are you feeling down and depressed with your 'post BC body & mind'? Would you like to access a Psychologist but not able to? Monash University is running 2 programs over 12 months - for people with cancer, to help cope both mentally & physically with a cancer diagnosis & treatments. This program gives EVERYONE…
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2 years post BC and now this
two years since i had radiation therapy for breast cancer , annual scans were clear , the last one in February, now I find a hard lump in the same breast. is it C or damage to tissue after i fell on my hands n knees in the shopping center?? i had issues with tendons and such a long while after the lumpectomy last time ,…
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Feeling ordinary
Ok ,so I’m a few months post treatment finishing. Day by day, I’m feeling slowly better and so glad to be here. Grateful for my care. In some ways I feel really lucky! Life seems more magical in some ways, and I am mostly enjoying my second chance at it. Heck, yesterday I went on a flying fox at a park! Lol :D But. I…
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Feeling different after cancer
Hi, Found a book on kindle that others may relate to, its called "after breast cancer" by hester hill schnipper. Lately ive felt a bit isolated and unable to describe to others around me what im feeling and how what has happened has changed me. Im finished with the worst (i hope) of the treatment but im not feeling like…
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Hairy face
I am happy to have my eye lashes and eyebrows back. Happy to see hair on my head slowly growing back. Don't even mind it's salt and pepper in colour. But my face is looking like a hairy yetti. Could not be coping with that so I had a facial with an alkaline wash that melted it all away. Dmk products used. The facial cracks…
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Stopping Tamoxifen after 10 years
Hi everyone I haven't been on here for quite some time. I hope everyone is travelling well. I have now completed 10 years on Tamoxifen and 10 years of hot flushes. Sometimes they are really severe and I sweat like I have just finished a heavy gym workout. I take Gabapentin to help take the edge off (have tried Effexor and…