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Menopause article
This is a long read about how the patriarchal world has framed menopause, and the author's response to that and her own menopause. I found it fascinating. https://longreads.com/2019/06/14/darcey-steinke-on-menopause/
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Anyone ever get sick of being their own science experiment?????
I really get the shits with overthinking every so often. Things that "before" you would never have thought twice about doing, eating or cleaning your house with now make you second guess a lot of things. Obviously I am not the only one considering the amount of conversations that go on here regarding the do's, don'ts and…
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Excellent service and understanding from surgeon
Yesterday I had my 6th annual mammogram and ultrasound since my diagnosis and mastectomy back in May 2013. Last year when I went to make the appointment there was a 3 week wait for next available so this year I rang in plenty of time and of course got one almost straight away! This meant a bit of a wait until my…
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Menopause + triple negative
What treatment is there for menopause symptoms after triple negative bc? I’m struggling with weight, Joint pain, sweats, lack of sleep, dry painful vagina. Help please?
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Warning maybe confronting .A poignant read some may relate to.
https://www.antithesisjournal.com.au/blog/2019/5/25/a-remedy-for-bitterness
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Brainless
I'd hoped that two years would be long enough for me to get my act together. But, no. I continue to forget what I'm doing, forget what I've done, forget how-to do things and where I've put things. I've actually given up doing stuff I like because I think I'm a danger to myself. Bandsaws are a bad idea in my current head…
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What's new with Kath
Warning...long post ahead with much whinging I've been struggling the past 6 months. I have developed bilateral bursitis of both shoulders...for no apparent reason. Initially it was tight with restricted movement and occasional pain in certain positions. No problem...a steroid injection will fix it. But it didn't. Within a…
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Seems the healthiest thing I do in my day is pee!
I met up with a friend that I hadn’t seen in a number of years. When I first met her, she was a good time party girl from London. We had a chat about what had been happening over the years. During this conversation I disclosed the BC saga (bad move) which surprisingly triggered a somewhat disapproving look after I…
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6 years and counting my blessings!
Six years ago today I received a phone call from the nurse at my GPs saying that my GP would like to see me that morning. I knew that this was probably not good news about the mammogram and ultrasound I had had the Thursday before. It was a very brief visit where I was to hear the words suspicious for malignancy and the…
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Finished treatment, now what?
Hi All I haven’t been in here for awhile, I think I just battered down the hatches to get myself through treatment. Diagnosed with Grade 3 Triple Neg in Aug 2018. Single mastectomy with lymph clearance in early Sept, followed by 4x AC and 10/12 paclitaxel weekly (finished Feb) then 25 rads which finished 3 weeks ago. As…
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Tight chest
My mastectomy was five months ago. I have been moisturising, massaging and stretching on the mastectomy side. However it appears that everything is getting tighter. The Lymph Physio says to just keep doing the stretches however within ten minutes of doing so, it is tight again. My arm is okay, just my chest area. I guess…
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Spoons of energy
Here's an analogy I heard recently. It helps describe to people who aren't living with chronic pain/illness what it's like in a way that's a bit easier to understand. Every day, I wake up with 20 spoons full of energy. This is my entire allotment of energy for getting through a day. Getting out of bed, some days this takes…
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Breast Cancer and Ulcerative Proctitis
Is there anyone else like me here? I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Proctitis, a mild form of Infammatory Bowel Disease about 3 months after I finished radiation and started Letrozole. I was relieved in one way as I thought that I had colon cancer. But UP can be ugly and has sadly continued my year of bad health. 😫 I think…
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A hugely challenging experience
This discussion was created from comments split from: Breast Cancer surgery - the gift that keeps on giving.
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What health or lifestyle changes have you made since diagnosis
Hi everyone My diagnosis with BC is still pretty fresh (Feb 2019). I am just curious to know the changes people have undergone since their diagnosis in terms of changes to their diet, lifestyle and positive changes to improve mental wellbeing. This road to recovery is long beyond my 24 weeks of chemo. I feel like it will…