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Welcome New Members - 1st September 2023
Welcome to all of our new members to join the Online Network recently: @Artangel @Shazza75 @Ally7 @Aleira @stellar14 @Fleur52 @DianeK @Harri17 @Char4 @mymoocow @Nanna_Kez4 @jessj @Confetti @aluvlife @Dianeh3 @Aami @Bria @sammlj @Bekka76 @Pearl81 You have found your way to Breast Cancer Network Australia's (BCNA's) Online…
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Look Good, Feel Better program available to ALL with Breast Cancer - check it out!
Earlier this year, I attended a Look Good Feel Better session - and altho I am not a 'girlie girl' (ie I rarely wear makeup of any sort!) I was amazed at just how much fun it was - and I learned that I CAN 'pretty up' if I want to! Many of us here (particularly newly diagnosed) may not have heard of the program - it is…
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Bra
Hi there I went bra shopping today to get some new bras of the type I bought when I had my double mastectomy and reconstruction and thought I would share. The bra is “ Comfort Revolution” by Playtex and is lovely and soft with a bit of padding and no underwire. I went from E cup to C cup and am slightly smaller on the…
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Lymphatic Drainage Massage Suggestions Brisbane Area
Hi all, Hope it is ok to post this question and hopefully I am in the best forum to ask, I am looking for a good lymphatic drainage massage person in the Brisbane area? My surgeon has given me one name but I can't seem to get an appointment for months as she seems very booked out and I am not having much luck finding…
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Cannot access the Choosing Reconstruction group
Hi everyone. I'm also having trouble joining the Choosing Reconstruction group. I got an error message saying that I posted twice in 60 seconds. I don't know if it went through and didn't receive an approval. This was a few weeks back. Thanks in advance.
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Inflammatory breast cancer
Moved @Ejray comment from another discussion to its own thread. Please see her comment below.
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A BIG Happy Birthday to @AnnieC today!
Wishing @Annie C a BIG Happy Birthday today, over in the West xx. I hope you’ve had a lovely day, shared with family & friends xx
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3D printers breast reconstruction technology
Hi I saw this Ted video and thought some of you may be interested in this future technology. This professor was my surgeon in 2020 and is now working with others on new technology for breast reconstruction using 3D printers. Here's the link to the talk. Fingers crossed I inserted the link correctly so you can listen.…
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Arimidex
just returned from a once in a life trip to Europe and have had 5 month break and commenced Arimidex again and absolutely hate it! Slept better in Europe and lost some weight! Just want to feel normal again! Have completed 9 years but don’t think I can do another year! My oncologist wants me to get to 10 years :( had stage…
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Accessing Choosing Reconstruction group
HI BCNA I am trying to join the private discussion group Choosing Reconstruction but the system keeps rejecting my application for posting twice in 60 seconds (spam prevention). As this is not the case I'm wondering if there's an error somewhere and if someone could help me? Kind Regards Tanya
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New diagnosis-Time frame
New to the world of breast cancer. I just turn 50 and the early mammogram on the week after found a small anomalie. 2 weeks later and after a biopsy and 3d mammogram I’m on the early stages of my journey. My GP process the referal to Peter McCallum in Melbourne yesterday and the breast care nurse explain to me that I will…
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Friday Update 11th August 2023
Hello members and welcome to another Friday update, You will probably notice BCNA activity in my
recent posts. We headed to Canberra last week for the ‘National Metastatic
Breast Cancer’ data roundtable and we are also busy preparing for the Field of
Women event this month. I will share more details below in case you…
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Recently diagnosed
Five weeks since my call back after a regular mammogram, two weeks since my mastectomy and now heading towards chemo. It’s all a bit overwhelming!
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Stage 1 hormone sensitive to Stage IV
Diagnosed last week with stage 1, hormone sensitive BC in my left breast after I came across a lump. I am 41 with 2 little sons, 4 & 6- it was a massive shock. After CT, bone scans & MRIs this week, my diagnosis has now changed to stage IV oligometastatic BC after finding it had spread to one vertebrae. To say I’m…
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New to the club I didn't want to join!
Hi everyone. As the title says, I'm new here! Id rather not be, but am thankful for safe spaces like this. I was recalled after some abnormal results on my first mammogram & after a morning of more scans was told it was likely cancer so biopsies and ultrasound were done, then 2 days later it was confirmed to be Invasive…