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Enhertu now on PBS list for MBC patients
GREAT NEWS BCNA welcomes the listing of Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for those with metastatic breast cancer. BCNA supported the process for Enhertu to be considered for listing on the PBS and we welcome the government subsidy for this exciting new drug. “This is a…
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Mood swings and parenting
I’m currently doing chemo, AC round 3 of 4 done and then onto weekly paclitaxel. This week the mood swings have hit me hard!! I’m a solo mum with two kids, 12 and 10 who have copped the full force of the hormonal rage and I feel so sorry for them. I try to explain to them why I’m not “normal” mum and “cranky” mum is…
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Happy birthday to you @Silba
To dear @Silba wishing you a very happy birthday! Best wishes
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First anniversary
I am new to this group... can't beleive it has taken me 12months to find this platform. Possibly wasn't really looking. I was diagnosed with Invasive Duct Carcinoma (no special type) Grade 3, Hormone + HER2 - on the 1st of Nov 2022. I have had a lumpectomy, chemo, radiation, currently taking anastozole 1mg & a…
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Surgery day
So my surgery day has arrived. I don't no how to feel ,I've hardly slept a wink I found myself scrubbing the bathroom at 3am then writing a letter to my children .. I guess I was trying to distract my mind of what lays ahead of me today ..Mixed emotions the last few weeks since diagnosis has been crazy ..I'm usually a…
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chemo
Hello everyone, just a quick question someone may know the answer to. I stopped chemo 4 weeks ago while on treatment i managed to save a lot of my hair with the cooling cap and eyebrows and eye lashes but all of a sudden there falling out now and my hair still thinning my oncology dr said it should stop, as it's been 4…
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New to breast cancer
Hi all, the lovely ladies at the westmead breast cancer institute said I should join this group as a support basis. As all people I'm kind of still in a daze state about this even now after 1st round of chemo. I'm not sure what to expect in the coming many months of treatment. But on the upside my hair has not yet started…
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Newly diagnosed DCIS
Diagnosed on the 25th October after a routine mammogram- no lumps/symptoms. Waiting now to be booked in for a mastectomy + reconstruction. No longer feel numb but the shock remains.
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How do I know I dont have other developing cancers ?
Hi Everyone, Like all of you I am reluctantly here, but happily leveraging all the support and information available, so thank you. I was diagnosed in Sept, following my first mammogram aged 50, with an invasive ductal carcinoma as well as DCIS in my right breast. I am now two weeks post surgery (nipple preserving…
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Quietly Freaking Out - Lumpectomy in less than two weeks
Hi. Diagnosed mid October with invasive ducal breast cancer, early stage 2. Decided to have a lumpectomy followed by radiation. Surgery in two weeks and I probably should not have googled results when I couldn’t find anything about the outcome on this site. For those that have had a lumpectomy, does it leave you deformed?…
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Friday Update 3rd November 2023
Warm greetings and welcome to
November! I’m jumping in for @Mez_BCNA for this week’s update and we hope you are enjoying the community support that the online network provides, along with the knowledge sharing and connections. As we close off on
October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to share some highlights…
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Welcome New Members - 3rd November 2023
Hello and welcome to our newest Online Network members: @Jaroslava @Aliburns79 @joannw @Becjoy @crazycatlady @JJM @Feelfree @pjs05 @leeky @ClareC @AmandaDion @PeachPie @cpetterson @Janeym @LilyOnAHill @Simmo @Psychotica @Roberts @Nance @lorrainerooster @ddt1 @grandma27 @Boobjob @MargaretTurner @JulieVhill @Moniqwa81…
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New Diagnosis Shock
Not sure that a diagnosis of BC can ever not be a surprise or a shock. Home after mastectomy and recovering. Living week by week and focusing on one thing at a time. Drain out next week and get results of all biopsies.
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A surprise diagnosis
I was diagnosed on 21st September after a regular mammogram and had a lumpectomy last Fri. Recovering at home. Feeling ok - now awaiting diagnosis and next steps
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Feeling let down by friends
Did/is anyone else struggling to deal with friends and/or your partner who weren't there for you in the way you expected them to be when you were going through treatment? Im having trouble not feeling hurt and so alone in the hardest phase of my life. Im also internalising (not sure if thats the right way to put it) a lot…