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New to this
Hi diagnosed on 21 march with high grade stage three BC.saw surgeon on 19 april, going to have lumpectomy and sentinel node surgery. Followed by one mth radiation , five days a week, and then hormone blockers. New to all this , other ladies who had this , what do I need to know
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Swim Wear - some companies that go above & beyond ....
Three good friends went for a swim.The one who was fat wished she was thin. The one who was thin, wished she was curvy.The one who was curvy wished she was clever.The one who was clever wished she swam better.The really great swimmer wished she was witty.The one who was witty wished she was pretty. All three friends…
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Counselling
Hi I am new to all of this, I have recently been diagnosed and undergone a full right breast mastectomy. My appointment with my surgical specialists is this Thursday to discuss results from all the tests done on the tissue and tumours. I am unsure how to navigate through this online tool and also feel I need counselling. I…
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Palbociclib -new side effects from tablets
I have MBC and have been on Palbociclib (Ibrance) and Letrozole for 30 months. I have tolerated it fairly well aside from some fatigue. Last month the Ibrance capsules were replaced by tablets. I have had severe nausea and stomach cramps with dizziness and hot flushing since changing to the tablets. Has anyone else…
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21 April is @blondy birthday
Wishing you a wonderful birthday @Blondy have a fabulous day and a great year
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Calling out to MBC's beyond 5 years!
Hello :) I am keen to connect in person with other women in their 40's in Brisbane who are travelling well with MBC beyond five years. I find myself only with older ladies when attending MBC support groups, which is lovely, but I feel the need to form friendships with others closer to my own age who are doing well(ish) and…
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Starting Letrozole & palbociclib tomorrow
This discussion was created from comments split from: Metastatic Breast Cancer & avoiding weight gain while on Letrozole ?.
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Happy birthday to you @libbyb
Happy birthday to you @LibbyB
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Happy birthday wishes to @Helen22
Dear @Helen22 Wishing you a very happy birthday!
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One is BIGGER than the other!
Hi I had an early diagnosis and lumpectomy, chemo, radiation and follow up treatment of right breast in 2003 (aged 45 years). As I've aged, my treated breast is shrinking and shrinking and shrinking and is now very obviously a different size to my left breast. 1 Has anyone else experience this? 2 Do you think it would be…
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tracy alsop
good afternoon everyone, I haven't been on here for a while but I wanted to let everyone know we lost one of our pink sisters Tracy Fearnley- Alsop on the 6th of April, I first got to know Tracy in 2015 and we fought our 1st journey together and then we both got a reocurrence in January 2022 and she fought hard for 8 years…
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DCIS - Breast marker missed in initial surgery
Hello, I was recently diagnosed with intermediate grade DCIS left breast presenting as a stellate lesion (1.4cm), apparently the usual presentation is calcifications. I had a wide local incision just before Christmas to have it removed. The surgery went well and I was very happy with the incision/surgery (done by a private…
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Welcome New Members - 20th April 2023
Greetings to our newest members of the Online Network: @Anita123 @Emma_W @Luckymoo @j1903 @CQGran2023 @Feemck @nikulisa @NIcole_L @Edithead You have found your way to Breast Cancer Network Australia's (BCNA's) Online Network. This is a forum where you are not alone and can engage with generous members who provide…
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Confusing advertising
I just had the advertisement of a superannuation company pop up on my news page. I thought it was BCNA showing pink men until I read it. Not quite plagiarism but very close.
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Podcast Series: Upfront About Breast Cancer – What You Don’t Know Until You Do, with Dr Charlotte To
Hello everyone! We have just launched our new podcast series: Upfront About Breast Cancer – What You Don’t Know Until You Do, with Dr Charlotte Tottman Dr Charlotte Tottman established her own private practice in psycho oncology, providing psychological treatment for cancer-related distress, before being diagnosed with…