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I am woman hear me roar
Had my surgery Wed 27/07/16 to remove Leftie-lou and with it - cancer. I've cried many tears - tears for the pain, tears for the 'why me?', tears of self pity, tears for my now missing Leftie-lou, tears for the 'what will people think of me now' thoughts. And I still cry those tears, although not as often and not for as…
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finished chemo
Had my last chemo round today. What a relief that I will no longer have those chemicals put into my body. I've got a 'get out of cancer treatment' for a month card. Next round of surgery on the 12/08, can't wait, NOT!, but it won't be an invasive as the first surgery I had in April, no lymph nodes being removed this time,…
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Exercise and Cancer
The beautiful woman that gives my my oncology massage recommended this Catalyst program to me yesterday. I'm sharing it here because I think it's one of the most significant pieces of research I've seen. Short version: * Exercising during chemotherapy can enhance treatment and prevent muscle loss * Exercise has proven…
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Friday update!
Hello everyone, welcome to the Friday update! Community Highlights We have 29 new members. Please give a warm welcome to Kate13, MayaV, dtrif5, Effi and all our new members. This week we had 79 posts and 436 comments. Here are a few posts you may have missed - * Big red * Let me yell it loud and clear .....chemo is done! *…