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My Journey Kit arrived today
My Journey Kit arrived today. It's interesting having a read of some of the smaller pamphlets. It's hard thinking about how my partner is feeling and hope that he will have support from friends as well. It's hard not knowing when the phone call from the hospital will come to give me a surgery date. It's hard not knowing…
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HELP
Hi, my name is Barbara I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 thought all was good and have now been diagnosed with secondary BC in lung. Feeling lost...
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Friday Update
Hi everyone, welcome to the Friday update! Community Highlights We had 20 new members join the online network this week from all over Australia. Please welcome Pedo, briseis, AnjiS, Ali_h78 and all the other new members. There were 43 posts and 279 comments this week. Here are some posts you may have missed - * Busselton…
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overwhelmed!!
Hi, I got diagnosed with Secondary breast cancer in my lungs 6 weeks ago (20 April ) After going through breast cancer in 2014 which resulted in a mastectomy and 12 months of chemo....then got hit with the news that it has spread to my lungs.... since then I have had my port put back in and two chemo sessions. I am feeling…
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I'm good thanks
Hi All, I hope everyone is travelling well. Well. I've had an epiphany!!! I'm good thanks. For a long time when people asked me how I was I would always say good thanks regardless of how I was feeling. But today I actually mean it. I'm feeling the best I have in a very, very long time. I have been ill with auto immune…
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uncomfortable prosthesis /bra
Hi there lovely peeps, have wanted to post sooo many blogs but when I start just battle to put words to paper so to speak, but now am at my wits end - first off I have to admit I have always hated bras find them restrictive on a good day and have tried many, now as I have had only one boob removed there is no way of just…
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Mad Thursday at the cancer centre.
Well, here I am after spending the entire morning and part of the afternoon at our local cancer centre. In between my mapping session, seeing nurses and both oncologists, I sat with my husband watching all the comings and goings. It seems the people within the cancer community are such a supportive lot. Tea and coffee was…
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Liver lesions
Hi All I am aware my questions about this need to be directed to my medical team but thought I would also throw it out here as well. I am not sure if anyone else has had the experience where during a staging CT scan they found a lesion on the liver. I was diagnosed early in March 2016 and because they found cancer in 1…
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Call me CRANKY PANTS... a massive rant
Having worked from home yesterday so I could have a bunch of doctor's appointments and various tests I have to go to work today and I so hope that after the frustrations of yesterday I do not snap and some poor unsuspecting colleague becomes collateral damage as I am bound to rip someone's head off today... I know I have…
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Recently diagnosed
Hey ladies, I was recently diagnosed. Don't know much yet and very stressed and scared. Im new in Ausralia so would love to get some support in all the process and bearucracy.feel alone in this. Bat-El, Sydney