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Double mastectomy - words I never thought I would hear or say.....
HI, My name is Sally and I have been recently looking around this site and finally feel ready to post... Next Friday 21st April I am booked in for a double mastectomy and immediate reconstruction, plus sentinel node biopsy following my DCIS diagnosis on 31st march. I am absolutely terrified of the post op pain and…
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Feeling a bit silly...
Things are good 14 months after chemo and 5 months after Herceptin finished. I accept my scars and the side effects I have are now part of the new me and I am getting on with things. I am not thinking about cancer every day. I am making decisions about my future that are not cancer driven. So all good. BUT lately if…
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the hurdles we face are enough without this crap
it now appears there is a risk that I will not be able to have my mastectomy as I am in a wheelchair!!!! read these two links which are in our local paper today. You would all know the various, and sometimes all at once, feelings, thoughts and moods you go through, especially in the first couple of weeks of diagnosis.…
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"We can not direct the wind but we can adjust our sails"
This article in The Age today made me smile knowingly and cry a little. Loved her speech at the end. http://www.theage.com.au/good-weekend/-4sd5c.html. Take care all. Xxx Jane
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Don't know where to begin
i feel like I'm part of a horror movie and I'm the main character. I've always just cruised thru life in the background. This breast cancer diagnosis has hit me hard. Fast forward 3 weeks from that fateful phone call that they had seen something on the mamogram to today. Post lumpectomy with axillary clearance as sentenial…
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Offers of help
People keep saying, "let me know if there's anything I can do to help". What help have you needed and what " help" has helped the most? Single Mum, 5yr old with developmental delays and ASD, no family available, new to the area, limited amount I can ask of friends. Don't want to feel like I'm using people or taking…
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Lump found 1 month ago now removal of breast
I thought to be honest it was a cyst,,, then during the biopsy the head nurse said 'no take 2 more samples' Now i am up for a body scan to check and see if there are other spots on my lower back..... Trying to take it all in..there are 3 things that are great on me....boobs/curly long hair/personality. the last one is…
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Central Coast Support Lunch
The Central Coast Support Lunch today was a lovely time of sharing experiences, offering encouragement and enjoying great food.Our guest speaker was Jane, who shared information about BCNA's latest projects and resources with us - thanks so much Jane. We all appreciate the wonderful work that BCNA does to support women…
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HAVING ONE OF THOSE DAYS!!
Having one of those........... will burst into tears at the slightest thing days....... How do they just tell you your tm's are up compared to last test & then send you on your way saying we'll test again in a month??? How do they be so blase & let you just suffer & worry & not sleep for 4 weeks??? I feel so well.........…
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Cancer count
Hi there,My mum was diagnosed in 2015 with metastatic breast cancer which progressed to her bones also.Her most recent tests showed an increased cancer count from 30 to 100. Can anyone advise me on what this means, is it very bad news or does this happen occasionally?Thank you