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first time
Had my first chemo a week a ago , head is starting to go sore and need a way to get my brain working again.
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Well...crap
How much crying can one person do?? Without the headaches that follow?? I know there is a song called "I don't like Mondays", but I've now found my own reasons to not like Mondays. It was a Monday that I found the lump, a Monday that a diagnosis to cancer was confirmed, a Monday that I had all my chemo treatments, and this…
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very early diagnosis
I was diagnosed with early breast cancer on the 13th July 2012. I had an operation to remove the lump and one lymph node. everything seemed positive, the lump was small, no history in the family and I found it myself. The lymph node came back positive to everyone surprise, so my surgeon arranged for a second operation to…
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Newbie
Hello everyone :)I'm new to this blogging thing so I hope I get it right.I'm starting 5 weeks of radiotheraphy on Tues,hope it won't be as bad as chemo was. I'm looking for some new friends,to share this roller coaster ride that is our life at the moment :)
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Nearing Cycle 6
So here I am, nearing the end of my chemo cycles. The last three have all been delayed a week due to low white blood cell counts and it has been b&*(^%y frustrating. I was also admitted to the emergency department with a fever a couple of days ago and in a few hours it had come down of its own accord, blood, urine and…
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Way forward
HI All I went to the oncologist yesterday and am happy to report he is going to admit me to hospital asap and start chemotherapy. I am just so glad that he is looking at various treatments to try to contain and shrink the cancers... I suppose that is all one can hope for! Next hurdle will be that the chemo works... I felt…
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Day 5 blues
First blog here and really just wanted somewhere to write down that I am feeling quite sad today. Day 5 post chemo (I think this happenend last time too) and I just want to have a good cry and feel sorry for myself for a bit. I feel sad for my kids because it is such a beautiful day outside and all I want to do is go…
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A better end to 2011 than 2010
I went to see my oncologist today. Some more positive signs that the Femara may be working to stabilise everything! My tumour markers were down again (third time in a row); the CT scan showed that my organs are all clear and my bone scan showed that the cancer has spread - but only marginally. Some areas, principally those…
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new to site
this is my first post, have been reading some of the posts,you are all so supportive. this is my second diagnoses of cancer in 7 years and i did not realise this wonderful site was here, have just been trying to get by. i have had a masectomy and diep flap surgery and am now having chemo, have been having a few side…
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A Journey with My Husband
Hi Everyone, Thought I'd post my speech from Monday's Mini Field here for a couple of you to read as requested. Thanks. _____________________________________ My personal journey begins back in 2003 - when because of a strong family history, my GP suggested that myself, my younger sister and my mum get tested for the BRCA1…
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Will you ever feel normal again? YES!
For anyone wondering whether they'll ever feel normal again... Found a lump in January this year; mastectomy in March; diagnosed grade 3, stage 3 (tumour 65mm); chemo (8 sessions, April-August); radiotherapy (5 weeks, finished 01october). Tomorrow: running 10km in the Race4Life here in Adelaide!