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What pets do you have?
I am interested what pets every one has. I have two old Standard Schnauzers (one of which knew I had breast cancer but I fobbed his sniffing off as being a sticky beak at the time), a rosella called Arnie because he will rip your fingers off like Arnold Schwartzeneggar as quick as you like and he is the boss of us. I also…
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Newly Diagnosed
Hi all I am newly diagnosed, booked in for surgery on Tuesday next week and feeling a bit overwhelmed.
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Is anyone on a home care package & NOT in the Carer's Group? MORE Changes being made ....
I have posted this link into the Carer's Group but think that not all who are on a Home Care Package are in the group .... so posting it here as well. This is for members who actively CARE for friends or relatives, too. It seems they are making MORE changes (after big changes were made last June as well) that you should be…
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Friday Update - 5th of May 2023
Hello members, There is quite a lot of BCNA activity to share in this update; new cancer treatments recommended for PBS subsidy; Season 2 of the Dr. Charlotte Tottman podcast; 'Prioritising me – Setting healthy boundaries’ webcast and more! Also, Bakers Delight’s Pink Bun campaign is back! Head into your local Bakers…
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Welcome New Members - 5th May 2023
A very warm welcome to our newest members of the Online Network: @LucyC @Zash @ponytail @OceanCar @caper @manzganz @VivCrick_beyond2023 @Nadia_F63 @Firebird @BertieAnn @Karen_101 @Wyomingk @Youngone You have found your way to Breast Cancer Network Australia's (BCNA's) Online Network. This is a forum where you are not alone…
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Was anyone NOT offered the Oncotype test - as recommendation was for no chemo?
Further to my previous post, I am starting to panic as I am learning more and I see many, many women offered the oncotype test to see if chemo or not. I was never offered this (& I didn't know about it). My oncologist advised no chemo due to my 'apparent' low risk of recurrence. Lobular, 8mm, grade 2, stage 1, no lymph…
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Spread to tummy lining and adrenal gland
Hi everyone, had a Petscan on Saturday results today, spread to my stomach lining and adrenal gland now very small but there, has anyone else been in this position? If so how was it treated? I have to have a biopsie done to confirm same cancer then possible infused chemo again,
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Second opinion - Oncologist - how to arrange/navigate
Wondering how I would go about obtaining a 2nd opinion from another oncologist? I have been trying to contact my breast care nurse but they are swamped at the moment :-( You may see from my previous posts that I have anxiety now as I learn more & more about lobular breast cancer, and am concerned I may not have been taken…
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Just feel like running away
Does anyone else just feel like running away. It's almost 2 months since I finished radiation, and getting close to 12 months since my diagnosis. I see my Breast Surgeon next week. I am grateful, and I have come through surgery, chemo etc, ok compared to others, so I think I should just be "getting on with it", I've…
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Awaiting bone scan results...
Hi there, I feel a little like I've been on a roller coaster and not a very fun one! I've been reading a lot of posts and feeling overwhelmed at times, also realising no two people have the same experience. I was diagnosed 3 Feb and had lumpectomies /partial mastectomy, (both boobs,) surgery on March 21, with sentinel node…
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Ways to lower cortisol.
BCNA have organised an upcoming podcast with Sarah De Jonge offering ways to Set healthy boundaries. I am looking forward to adding this to my arsenal of ways to cut down on toxicity in my life. Can anyone else share their experiences so we can help each other to lead less stressful lives in the busyness of our lives? My…
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Here we go again
I underwent a mastectomy for grade 2 lobular carcinoma in July last year. Both sentinel node and axillary node biopsies were clear. I didn’t require radiotherapy or chemotherapy but commenced anastrazole which I am tolerating well. My Oncologist told me I am officially a breast cancer survivor and I felt very well and…
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Newly Diagnosed
Moderator moved discussion for member @manzganz from the activity section to the main forum: manzganzHi all, I was diagnosed with blood clots in my lungs in January this year and my GP sent me for mammogram and CT on my pelvis to check my malignancy markers to determine how the clots were formed. I was advised that I had a…
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Happy birthday wishes to @Sylva
Wishing you a very happy birthday @Sylva
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Happy birthday wishes to @Caravan_Grandma
happy birthday to you @Caravan_Grandma