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Get Connected Day!
This is the Get Connected post.
The purpose of the Get Connected post, is to provide a place where you can introduce yourself if you'd like to widen your connections.
What to do...
Comment to this post (use the comment form at the bottom of the page) with a short note about yourself and who you're looking to connect to. Easy!
If you see someone with experience similar to yours, who you'd like to connect to, then just click their username (in their post) and you will end up on their profile page. Then all you need to do is look on the left side of the page under their picture and you'll see an "add contact" link and follow the prompts.
Why connect to others?
One of the good things about connecting to others, is that all of their blog posts will show up on your homepage in a reading list. So if you haven't visited the site in a few days, you'll still see what everyone is up to!
Important note
Remember to check your own privacy settings on your "edit" page. There's no need to reveal anything personal or private, but if you want others to connect to you, you should make some of your My Profile settings "public" so others can find out a bit about you (eg. 'my story', 'about' me' and 'breast cancer experience').
If you're not sure what to do, you might like to read this post on how to change your privacy settings.
Have fun!
Di
(if you want to go back and browse the old 'get connected post' to find out a bit more about our members, you can find it here: http://www.bcna.org.au/network/groups/538/blog/4866).
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I am not doing too well. I have been going through this on my own for 13months,so I thought joining an online group may help. I do have friends but they really dont understand so I have not spoken . They think Im a strong person but Im not.
regards Mary
Hi Chicknlips
Hope you find browsing beneficial. I get a load of info and support online that I wouldn't necessarily ask my doctor, surgeon.
Look forward to seeing you here again.
Tanya
Hi and welcome! Just shout if you need a hand finding your way around. :)
I've resisted all BC groups/invites thus far since I've been diagnosed (08/10) and just have the occasional email to a breast nurse.
I'm looking forward to browsing the forum for info and maybe making a few online friends.
Thanks Suzf,
It is of comfort knowing that what I am experiencing is perhaps 'normal'. Good luck with your last few treatments. It was real mixed emotions when I finished my treatment; relief, the next stage to begin, not seeing my therapists anymore!! Didn't think it would hit me like it did emotionally. Take care, Necia.
Hi Nzadow,
I am almost finished my radiotherapy treatment and I certainly have pain and aches throughout the breast and twinges even during treatment especially to the nipple. I have read that the aches / twinges will eventually settle down. I am looking forward to that myself. Suzf.
Yah for you Tracey, I bet you feel assured now that you can have the best for you without the reaction. I am so happy to hear that this one went better for you.
Every one you have is one behind you and you will be finished chemo before you know it. For me the worst was the first .
Good luck with the rest.
Tanya
Yah for you Tracey, I bet you feel assured now that you can have the best for you without the reaction. I am so happy to hear that this one went better for you.
Every one you have is one behind you and you will be finished chemo before you know it. For me the worst was the first .
Good luck with the rest.
Tanya
I had my second chemo on Paclitaxel.
after the first reaction they wanted to try again, well they did give me a calming tablet as well as some fernergon it sure did the job lol, i slept through the whole prosess, all i remember was them waking me up saying it was all finished so i guess it's going to be the same again this thursday.
Tanya i have 11 more treatments to go than a bit of time off than 6 weeks of raidotherapy.
Yes they are a wondful caring team.
Hi Haz and Anna
Hopefully your visit to the clinic today gave you some of the answers that you need. There is so much to take in in the beginning. My husband came to all my appointments with me too because I would just not be able to take it all in. I used to hear one word and the mind wandered and I didnt hear a single word the surgeon said.
I too had a large tumour with lymph node involvement, so it is a little scary at the start. Chemo has had a bad wrap but there are so many improvements in that field and so many great medications to help with the side effects. We all conjur up pictures in our head of old, sick, bald, people when we think chemo. But in actual fact it is not as rough as I thought it would be.
Try not to think too far ahead at this stage. Just concentrate on the surgery on the 4th and recovering from that. Baby steps Anna and before you know it will be behind you.
Regards
Tanya
