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Playing the cancer card
Usually I am reluctant to emphasise my condition. However, today I was compelled to let my G.P.'s receptionist know my condition after being informed that I would need to wait for another 3 people in front of me, after already waiting half an hour. I left the surgery and came back because I knew I had to have my injection…
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Stage 3 Invasive Lobular Cancer diagnosis
Hi everyone, this is my first time on here and I've been reading everyone's stories and comments. What an amazing bunch of people that are here. Having read so many stories has encouraged me to post my on story and questions that I hope some of you may have an answer on or even just an opinion on. I'd been having regular…
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Bittersweet!
Hello warrior friends, I need to vent! Today my eldest left our nest in Canberra bound for Sydney and i just can't stop crying. Bloody f...ed up cancer😡 I so want to be with him today to help him unpack and set up his new home but instead I'm at home feeling like crap after chemo number 2 on Monday and only 14 to…
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New diagnosis - Jen029
I was diagnosed on 1st November, had surgery last week and have just been to the surgeon today for pathology results. Triple negative and ki67 of 80%, fortunately lymph nodes are clear as are CT and bone scans. Will be needing chemo and radiation therapy. It has been a very overwhelming couple of weeks. Will be trying to…
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Catching up.
Hi everyone in particular to @Merv, I do hope you have bought that camera and send us some photos, @sister,@afraser, @kmakm,@kitbag,@iserbrown,@arpie,@soldiercrab,@rikibcna so, it has been a few days since I received all of your lovely messages, and I have needed that time to just step back from bcna,and enjoy these…
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Seeking a medical oncologist
I am 11 years down the track from my BC diagnosis and looking for a recommendation for a good oncologist in Adelaide or surrounds. I believe the one I went to for Chemo treatment dished out the right concoctions including anti nausea medication which got me through with no dramas. However, I found him to be totally…
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Newly diagnosed over Christmas..
Hello to everyone going through this frightening journey. I am a 59 yo post menopausal woman who at this moment feels absolute terror. i had a routine mammogram and was recalled due to cancer being detected. Grade 2 established after core biopsies. I’m still coming to grips with the diagnosis, for some odd reason, I felt…
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Newly diagnosed - how to cope?
Hi everyone, there are so many inspiring stories on here and lots of support. I know that many on here have it way worse than me but I just wanted to reach out and say hi and get some advice on coping with what’s ahead. This is my story - I was diagnosed with stage 2 at the start of December having found a lump randomly…
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Drained- Depressed & Struggling
Well it has been three months since I have been online so here goes. Twelve weekly sessions of chemo (Paclitaxel) plus Trastuzumab (hercepton) every three weeks just completed! Last tuesday was my last chemo (Paclitaxel) YAY! I was to start 4 weeks of radiation on 17th Sept. But was notified yesterday it will now start on…
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Broken Toe
Hi Everyone, been a while since I have been on here....been doing really well, I have only 3 Paclitaxil left to go...anyway the Question is last night I kicked something and i heard a crack and I figure I have broken my little toe and possibly the one next to it, should i go have it seen too, or will it be ok... I figure…
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Timeline on treatment
My treatment seems to be taking so long... I hear of people that were diagnosed well after me are almost finished radiotherapy.... I was diagnosed in August have had a 2nd lumpectomy to get the margins...still havent a date for radiotherapy ....will be seeing my surgeon again this week i guess for pathology on the tissue…
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Last 4 weeks of chemo then mastectomy-feeling low
I am not really newly diagnosed but still have quite a ways to go to finish treatment so thought I would post on this forum. I was diagnosed in June and had a lumpectomy and wide node clearance a week later. The surgery was OK but I developed serous fluid build up in the breast post op and had to have it drained many…