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Latest scan results
Hi all, more good news today, thank God! Some lung tumours have shrunk slightly, one larger one in particular is now no longer visible at all and some tiny tumours have remained the same! No new growths anywhere in my body - bones and organs :) . Today's results also confirmed further healing in my bones, so I'm rapt with…
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Being a Voice
It's been a while since I blogged but I have been thinking lately about the small voice of those of us who are living with advanced BC. So I thought I would try to blog a little more regularly to be another little voice, another way of making a small contribution. I recently celebrated turning 40 and found loads of great…
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Waves on the sand, waiting for the Tsunami...
My lovely mum found a lump in her right breast in Sept 2012. Wave no.1... Mammogram/ ultrasound/ needle biopsy revealed the lump was cancerous and that she also had DCIS in the other breast. Wave no 2... Appointment with the surgeon led to her decision to have a double mastectomy. Wave no.3... The surgery found a total of…
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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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October is nearly upon us!
Hi everyone I thought I would share with you the latest activity that I've heard about that the graduates and members of Room 912 are doing for Breast cancer awareness month. It would be great if you could also add your activities as well in another post. Firstly congratulations to Tonya who featured in Melbourne's Herald…
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reflection & where to now?
Hello my fellow pink sisters! I hope you are all smiling and laughing- well as much as you can be! Its been a long time so I am going to write a long blog today so apologies! I finally finished 12 months of herceptin 6 weeks ago! yay!!!!!!!! but im back there next week to get my port flushed! bbooooo! how long did people…
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my doctors and secretaries, all are very busy
I am under public system since last Tuesday or something. I still have same doctors (breast and plastic surgeon) but appointment with breast surgeon is now impossible. Her secretary told me she'd try to get one for me yesterday when I sobbed and told her that I did not have enough technical information about my case to…
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The Journey Begins.......
Well what a month it has been, life is full of surprises! Around the middle of June I noticed I was becoming short of breath initially I put this down to lack of attendance at the gym and general laziness. It then got to the point when I thought that it could be more than lack of fitness, so I took myself of to the local…
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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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New diagnosis
Hello, I have just been diagnoses with breast cancer. It is still like a dream, where I am in it but not taking part. This is my own worst nightmare, as I am a trained oncology nurse myself. I found a lump in my armpit a while ago. I had a very bad tooth infection when the limp showed, so everyone was thinking that was…
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LIsaG
Well the support of friends has been amazing! My social life was pretty great already but I seem to be constantly meeting friends for breakfast or lunch out - better enjoy it while I can.., I find I have a whole new appreciation for sunrises and sunsets... I bought myself a new chair just to sit on the beach and enjoy the…
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I have just been diagnosed
Hello everyone! am new to this site.... and new to this blogging... I am 41 years old with a new granddaughter due any day now! Think i may be in some denial that all of this is happening and really dont know what i am in for... found this site helpful as i spent all night on google finding out what a biopsy is, different…
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Advice for the newly diagnosed
Hi all, Just going through the current posts, and 1 recurring theme pops out at me for all the people out there that have just been diagnosed. I also remember how I felt, and as a cancer nurse AND cancer patient i thought I might post some tips. For all the other "old hats" Feel free to add anything :) 1) take a deep…
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Emotional wreck?
Today I presented a talk on BCNA for a luncheon group of 80+ people at a self funded retiree complex. I hadn't given a talk in the past few months, so prior to the event I had gone over and adjusted my talk, added more info on older women, and was happy. I gave my talk and had very good feedback, even an invitation to talk…