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Boob Plaster Casts
Hi everyone! We have this cool group called Boob Plaster Casts. Unfortunately, it hasn't seen any activity in a while. If you'd like to join this group and revive it, please do! It could be a great and inspiring resource. (Image from The Keep a Breast Foundation)
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Something lighthearted......
Don't think I'm insane........ but a week after my mastectomy, I was first asked what size bra I took, to which I said "oh about a 12CC maybe, just maybe even up to a 14? With the air of a conjuror, I was handed a "boob insert" as the breast care coordinator called it. I was kind of flummoxed. It was HUGE! I was told to…
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Total newbie and totally scared.
11 Jan..... I was diagnosed Nov 17, 2015 and a mastectomy a week later and on Jan 7th started my first chemo - Docetaxel & Cyclophosphamide. Nasty, nasty stuff. Five days since the first chemo - I can honestly say I've felt better! Loss of taste (crying), nausea, diarrhoea (oh joy) as well as aching bones/muscles, unable…
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Head Spin
Hi All My head is still spinning. 2.5 weeks ago I was a busy mum to 2 under school age boys, working part-time, and halfway through my third pregnancy. Now I have had a mastectomy, partial auxiliary node clearance, a fairly scary diagnosis, had to change obs and maternity hospitals and I now have more doctors and…
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Busted Exhibition
I just wanted to share with you a project that I was involved with for an up and coming Charity event in my home town. We have a great week planned of pink events in October, culminating in a Grand Blush Ball. A group of breast cancer survivors, yours truly included were invited to have our busts plastered & decorated by…
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Flying
Hi everyone I have my surgery on 2/11/15 for left mastectomy and immediate implant. It has been a bit of a roller coaster as at first they didn't know where it was. Finally confirmed then surgery delayed for 4 days. Im ok with all of that, although I never want another core biopsy again. The worst thing is my surgeon has…