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Hello
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed mid February and had surgery on the 4th April where the mass was removed and lymph nodes were involved. I was scheduled to have further nodes removed but it was cancelled as more tests were needed on Liver and Spine but thankfully these were all clear. I am scheduled to start Chemo this…
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Here I go again
Well here I go. New here even though I joined in February 2014 when I was first diagnosed with BC. I wanted to hide away & not be associated with or communicate with all you lovely people as I knew nothing about BC so thought it would just go away & all would turn out ok! How very silly of me. I felt like a fraud if I went…
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General discussion
morning all I have just been informed that I have to have a biopsy on Friday morning an ultrasounded guided core biopsy two breast lesions and a fine needle asoriate f a lymph node to say I am petrified is an understatement what can I expect I'm so overwhelmed at the moment cannot sleep and we have our business so trying…
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New to sharing
Hi all, first timer here I was first diagnosed May 2013, 6 rounds of chemo, 30 radiation treatments, then Tamoxifen til 31st Oct 2017 when my world fell apart, bone , lung, and a few other places mets, nail inserted on 24th Nov, lucky to get a place on the ribociclib compassionate access program, combined with letrizole…
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bc recurrence
Hi lovely ladies. ...Just wondering if anyone has had a bc recurrence within the first 18mths of surgery and treatment....It has been13mths since my surgery and 10mths since my radiation treatment. For about 3weeks now I have had intermittent pain in an area in my chest above where one of my two cancers were. I also have a…
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It’s harder and lonelier now that I’m in remission. What’s that about?
Hi everyone I’ve never posted here so please forgive any newbie mistakes. I wanted to start asking some fellow warriors some of the questions I find I cannot get answers to, from myself or any of my beautiful medical team. I’m just gonna dive in with this one: Am I a freak for feeling totally alone and abandoned AFTER I’ve…
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Planning for the end of treatment
Hi All, I finish chemo this week (after 6 months, yay!), I'll go in for a double mastectomy and node clearance on the 9th May then, all things going to plan, do 5 weeks of radiation starting about the 11th June and finishing around the 16th July. One of the things keeping me positive is a plan to go away with a few friends…
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Lost my phone, feeling lost!
I am in Japan with my husband helping take 25 students on a 2 week excursion. I was so busy making sure all the kids grabbed their bags and personal belongings that I left my phone on the plane aaaagh!!!! Now I’m by no means addicted to my phone but it is my camera, does hold all my contacts, lots of books uploaded (plus 3…
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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…