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Newly diagnosed and about to start AC
Hi, Well as the title indicates I'm newly diagnosed with invasive DCIS, starting AC the week after next. I'm aware of side effects but wondering how the first treatment is likely to be - do they get worse with time, is it possible I'll feel well enough to attend uni two days later or is it just impossible to know? Feeling…
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Have a nice weekend has a whole new meaning
Thanks ladies for letting me into this most exclusive club and i promise to be grateful for all your shared experiences and honor you all. As the name says im a Aussie living on the other side of the world facing a double mastectomy and diep procedure. Its lonely and scary as the family is back home, so im here to learn…
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New video resource for parents diagnosed with cancer being trialled
Hi all, The Royal Women’s Hospital has developed a new video resource designed to support parents with cancer to communicate with their children about cancer. The Royal Women’s Hospital is seeking to test this new resource and is recruiting adults from across Australia who are receiving cancer treatment with a view to…
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New to the group
i live in a country town where they have no groups for Metastatic breast cancer it is more first women that have been early diagnosed. So when i was told that group was on line i was really pleased reading so many out there are the same and your not alone. Was diagnosed in 2009 with stage 3 and 19 lymph nodes taken out…
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No support from my son/single Mum
So I will be starting my chemo on 28th April and today I had my first little minor moment, of OMG it really is going too be happening. I have been extremely strong and positive since I was diagnosed back on the 15th February, however today I got bit teary... My son is nearly 20 yrs of age and I have been raising him on my…
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Uncertain diagnosis
hello. I have been diagnosed with cancer, but they are taking what feels like an eternity to determine the type of cancer (most likely breast). This is the timeline of my lump.Wed 21 Feb 2018 - found lump underarm Thurs 1 March 2018 - Had lump examined by GP. Referred for ultrasound with FNA/mammogram if warranted. But…
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Family Drama
I just want to say I have had an absolutely shit day because of my family. Not the one I live with, but the one I was born into. I won't bore you with the details, but I've been incredibly upset, and my stress levels, already high, are now through the roof. What do other people do when they have family dramas…
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Herceptin side effects or brain mets ? Freaking out.
Any one have these side effects . Lately I've had sinus pain just dull. Occasional stabs in temples sore scalp and only once a neck click and pain stab behind eye and a funny feeling like an itchy crawl on crown of scalp . Apart from that I feel fabulous . Feel super charged... but doctor Google has for me to tell it…
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Losing friends because of Cancer
Anyone else feel isolated and like some friends have disappeared from your life since cancer?? I'm 34 and was extremely social before my diagnosis. Since starting chemo for obvious reasons my social life has been put on hold for the most part. It's like because I won't go out drinking or up for very much I'm now of no…
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Waiting rooms
I thought I might share a little trick that I learned years ago concerning doctor's waiting rooms and chemo.The last thing you need when you are totally debilitated and feeling like shit is to sit in a busy waiting room with the television blaring, surrounded by sick people. An option is to get a car park as close as…
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Wanted someone who cares!
Today it really hit me .....I have no one that cares not one person. Coming up to my cancer 2 year diagnosis life goes on and I'm in it but so alone . I cook clean straighten hair do nails but still no one cares enough to say how are you mum . I am so very lonely . When my husband gets home late he eats and watches tv if I…
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My brain finally gave me a break for Easter
Hi all, So I am 17 months on from Dday and 8 months on from chemo and rads. Breast cancer thoughts swim around my head daily, sometimes constantly, sometimes only a few times a day. But it's always there, lurking in the background, interrupting my life and disrupting my thoughts at the most inopportune moments. It gets…