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Aesthetic flat closure surgeons melbourne
Hi all, just wanting to see if anyone has has aesthetic flat closure and can recommend any surgeons in Melbourne. I currently have implants after mastectomy and wishing to go flat. Thank you
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Anyone “sacked” their oncologist?
Hi there, I just heard a wonderful ABC radio podcast by Tim Baker, who has stage four prostate cancer. He’s an author. While it might seem to have nothing to do with breast cancer, I found much of what he says resonated so strongly with me. Firstly, like some women with breast cancer, he was put on hormone therapy which…
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Side effects after stopping tamoxifen after 10yrs
Has anyone come off tamoxifen after 10 years? What symptoms did you experience after stopping 10 years? I am 47 and stopped tamoxifen in April. My period has come back and with it a heaps of symptoms I had either forgotten or not previously experienced. Main thing is breast soreness in my non-cancer side. I don’t remember…
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Sadly, Olivia Newton-John has passed away, age 73
I was SO sorry to hear this morning that Olivia Newton-John has passed away, aged 73 - I am shedding tears too. She has been an amazing inspiration to all with breast cancer and a very vocal advocate for the use of alternate medicines (cannabis & cannabis oil) for breast cancer treatment over the 30 years that she had BC,…
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Kissing goodbye to it all
It's been a while since I've posted anything and this will be my last one...maybe...In 5 days time i kiss goodbye to letrozole... and cross fingers...forever. Yippee! 5 long hard years. I take my hat off to all of those on it for 10 years. For those just starting out, take it one day at at time especially if you are one of…
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Feeling low and guilty
I know logically that I have so much to be thankful for but I’m starting to experience the mood swings thanks to being on Anastrozole; it’s only been a month but I’m truly hoping it will settle down. I feel so guilty because I feel I’m being utterly horrible to my husband and I often having the feeling of wanting to run…
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I'm still here
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One Year since the diagnosis feeling strong and well
Hi, today it is exactly one year since my bc diagnosis and I am a little reflective. What a ride it had been. I still remember clearly the phone call and shock, terror, nervousness, sadness etc with that news. What took place after that news was a roller-coaster ride of treatments with physical and mental and emotional…
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Bouncing forward - can we do this?
There is this expectation that after treatment, we will bounce back and be our old selves again. Of course, anyone who has been affected by cancer or knows someone who has been affected, realises it's not that easy. There is a lot of emphasis on learning to accept the "new me". Tiffiny Hall, personal trainer, ex-Biggest…
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I hate cancer
It has been some time since I have posted anything. To start with it was simply because I needed time to heal. Recovering from treatment and the loss of my dad took its toll, then my mother’s health took a turn for the worse and I lost her just before Covid hit our shores. Thinking that things could surely not get much…
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Newspaper Article on Cancelled Reconstruction surgery due to Covid ...
Who's reconstruction surgery has been postponed due to Covid - and not rescheduled yet? First paragraph in the last column is interesting - do we consider Australia as being an Asian country?
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Recommendations - Brisbane surgeons
Hi everyone, I am not actually sure if I am allowed to ask this or not (admin please delete if not appropriate) but I was hoping to get some recommendations (or otherwise) of Breast reconstruction surgeons in Brisbane, ideally who operate at The Wesley. I have seen 3 already and am confused and indecisive. I think I will…
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Interesting facebook video on 'scanxiety' ....
This Facebook mob (The Recovery Room) put up different videos relating to those with cancer .... Click on the 'Video' section on Facebook to see their other topics. Most are about 5 mins in length. They do have a website but you need to pay to join .... as they say .... "FUN, HONEST and ACCURATE!" The Recovery Room has a…
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Sex, Myths and Menopause ..... SBS tonight, Thurs 31/3/2022 at 9.30pm
Apologies, ladies - I initially had the wrong channel & the wrong time! LOL. (Must have had a Menopause Moment!) I know what menopause did to me & it wasn't pleasant AND it took 10 years for me to 'get thru' - only to be diagnosed with BC 20 years later & be put thru some of the symptoms, again with the AIs! grrrr .....…
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Scanxiety - does it ever REALLY go away?
Does Scanxiety ever really disappear? I think not. It is 4 years in Nov since my ILC tumours were found, by accident, by my GP - as the rural BreastScreen Bus screens totally missed it ..... TWICE. Rural breastscreen buses do not have 3D mammograms - only 2D ones - and they are unlikely to pick up Invasive Lobular Cancer…
