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Mightystar
7 years agoMember
Life after active treatment- books?
Hi ladies,
My Radiotherapy is now complete and I started on Tamoxifen a couple of weeks ago. Back to work and trying to get back to a ‘normal’ life, everything feels different, looks different. The prospect of losing everything has changed everything.
Wondering if anyone has read any good books on the topic? Or online resources? I’ve seen the fact sheet on BCNA.
thank you!
My Radiotherapy is now complete and I started on Tamoxifen a couple of weeks ago. Back to work and trying to get back to a ‘normal’ life, everything feels different, looks different. The prospect of losing everything has changed everything.
Wondering if anyone has read any good books on the topic? Or online resources? I’ve seen the fact sheet on BCNA.
thank you!
16 Replies
- Caz1Member@lrb_03 I’ve just discovered Liz O’Riordon, love readingher blog - so interesting from a BS perspective...and her book would probs be awesome too..
- kmakmMember@Vangirl IKR? I'm OK when I get into my BS's office but sitting in the waiting room and hearing his voice through the door makes me feel sick.
- VangirlMember@kmakm thank you. A lot of difficult feelings this week due to 3 monthly follow up at the hospital cancer clinic - just being in that place gives me conniptions! Have downloaded the book on Kindle $3.99
- lrb_03MemberThanks @kmakm. That's what I was hoping. I gave the app on my phone
- lrb_03Member@Caz1, there's an Australian book, by Dr John Boyages, called Breast Cancer, Taking Control. I found it a little Americanised, but great information & set out really well, with different questions to ask on different subjects. Might be worth you looking for??
Or Susan Love, The Breast Book...or something like that.
Or there's a newish British book by Liz O'Riordon, a Breast Surgeon who had breast cancer. She also has a great blog, though doesn't write on it often these days - kmakmMember@lrb_03 She's on ABC Radio Melbourne, and often co-hosts The Conversation Hour with Jon Faine. They go up as podcasts. If you get the ABC Listen app you should be able to find them. K xox
- lrb_03Member@kmakm, I don't think that I've heard her speak, much. I'm not Melbourne based. What station do you hear her on?
- kmakmMember@Caz1 She writes about having a survivorship plan. I wish I'd read it earlier. Go for it. K xox
- Caz1MemberOk, gals you've convinced me. Will keep in mind. . Even tho it's a looooong way away on my horizon.
- kmakmMember@lrb_03 Isn't she? I always stay tuned when she's on.