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newbe
Hi, as you can see new to this site and probably got it all wrong. Anyway just had my third lot of chemo a couple of hours ago and came home armed with a ton of lotions and potions. Only one more to go on the 22nd November. I was diagnosed in July with stage 3 agressive cancer and as a result had my left breast removed,…
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Living with a second diagnosis
Hi, I'm a 46 yrold mother with 3 daughters. Back in 2008 i was diagnosed with early breast cancer. (grade 1-2) I had a lumpectomy and a full right auxillary clearance.... did the chemo, radio.........yuk. And now, last week (17/9/10) diagnosed with metastic cancer of the spine.......shock, bewilderment, but most of all…
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About me
I was dx with stage 3 breast cancer at 28yrs of age (july 2002) Underwent lumpectomy, mastectomy and lymph nodes removed. Cancer spread to lymph nodes. AC chemo x 4 cycles, Taxotere& x 4 cycles, 6 weeks rads, 5 yrs Tamoxifen, Zoladex, Oorphorectomy, Arimidex, now on Femara Celebrate 8 yrs NED on the 10th July 2010!!! Fast…
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Wigs
Reading about everyone's fun wig shopping has made me think about my own experience. Now, that was a bad hair day! I personally wanted to wait and see how I felt once the hair was gone before getting a wig, but other people had a better idea. They took me to a wig shop, the ladies were nice, very good at up-selling and of…
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One Year Anniversary
One more thing - I would appreciate happy thoughts and prayers on Friday 29 October. My one year anniversary is coming up (17 Nov) and I'm due to have all my follow up tests and scans Friday afternoon. I'm nervous (to be expected) and quite frankly, losing some sleep at night because of it. BUT, I remain positive and…
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Year of the Lump
The year I was diagnosed with and received treatment for breast cancer I kept a diary/blog which was rather long winded, but a great help to me psychologically. It can be found at this link: yearofthelump I thoroughly recommend the process of writing at times like this, especially for those like myself who are alone, or…
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Melbourne Community Liaison Training
Had to say what a great time it was in Melbourne for the past two days! I met 15 others who were amazingly inspirational, gracious and supportive and are now my "new best friends". The days were planned so well and we learnt so much about BCNA, each other and ourselves. The staff that work for BCNA are so special, we all…