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Peter Mac book
I found a booklet in my hospital cancer centre library. I wish I had read it just before I finished active treatment. Obviously, some doctors do understand the horrors of after treatment. ‘Life After Cancer, A guide for cancer survivors’ Brought out by Peter Mac and The Cancer Council Victoria.
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Prevention in Survivorship - "What can I do to prevent a cancer recurrence?"
The Cancer Council is hosting a webinar tonight on this topic. Apologies for the late notice but if you are not available this evening, you can still register and then receive an emailed link to the recorded webinar. (Details below) 28th February 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm (AEDT)Whilst more research is needed, current research…
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2 year all-clear, 2 year all-fear.
I've just had my second year check-up scans. It's always going to be so stressful. I've had a range of worrying new symptoms pop up over the last couple of months while on my Tamoxifen break, so I'm worried something was there and has now domino down my left arm lymph nodes. Taking a look at my scans, my layman eyes don't…
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Thank you
Thank you @Marianne_BCNA for getting onto this and getting it up so quickly. And thank you @InkPetal for being the spark. Legends!
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the honeymoon is over.
Hi all, well its been a very quiet couple of weeks for me, I started on the navalbine after a washout period on xeloda and as you know I felt fantastic, however the reality is as the navalbine kicked in things changed, as they do!!, so at the time decided I needed a little break to get my head around things, metastatic…
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Life After Breast Cancer Survivor Story
Today a close friend who doesn't have BC sent me this link she is a professional counsellor she knew I would want to share this https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/10/176194/life-after-breast-cancer-survivor-story
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AUSTRALIAN CANCER SURVIVORSHIP CENTRE
https://www.petermac.org/services/support-services/australian-cancer-survivorship-centre
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The New Me.
I was so looking forward to a works Christmas Party this weekend to catch up with people I hadn't seen for a quite a while as well as friends who have been there for me since the beginning of this shitty BC journey. I got the old glad rags on ready for a fun night but once having got there I just felt I didn't belong.…
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The best thing about Christmas......
Hoping everyone had a wonderfully brilliant xmas. My goodness, this is the first time in three days I have actually had time to sit down and post anything. What a whirlwind. There has been a lot of newly diagnosed joining us over the last weeks leading into the festive season, and I so hope you guys all made it through ok…
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I thought I was doing okay
I thought I was doing okay. Finished treatment in April. Now part of the short grey hair brigade-hair has grown back grey and wirey so growing some length is not an option unless I want to look like 'the Doc' from Back to the future. Back at work. It has taken the better part of 6 months to get my head around it all,…
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Life after breast cancer
https://au.pincandsteel.com/ Hi ladies...not sure if this belongs in CREATIVE CORNER so just popped it into General discussion..am sure some one will direct me this may be my first post on this sight...if I have posted it was a long time ago.. lets face it I can't remember my address some days so how and why would I stress…
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Oncologist Response to Fear of Recurrence
I went to my checkup with my oncologist on Thursday and I thought it worth sharing. I like my onc and trust him to be doing the best for me but I know that to a large extent, that's on faith and recommendations from other health professionals. He's a fairly quiet and reserved man who I have come to know more over the last…
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2 years and a third of a breast ago
This time two years ago, I was at my mum’s house in deep devastation, all cried out, shock manifesting in my body all over, listening to my cat purring, stunned and numbed and quietly sitting with the new knowledge that I had stage 3 breast cancer. Making a pact with myself to either fight the fucker and live or hurry up…