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Contemplating the future!
Hello Lovelies, im thinking about work and life after this horrible nightmare that is Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy and wanted to know what everyone did post treatment. did you go back to the same job? Or start fresh somewhere else? did you take time off? feeling lost! At the moment I'm going through the…
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Returning to work
I went into work today to give them another certificate for a month off work. I finished chemo 3 weeks ago and was expecting to be able to return this week but am struggling with the fatigue. I have good days then have really bad days. The trouble is I feel a bit unsupported. My Dr thinks it is all just about mental health…
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Only two weeks into the journey
Hello ladies, I had tests (mammograms, ultrasound, core & FNA biopsies) last Thursday week & got my results on Tuesday 11/04/17, so very newly diagnosed. From what was going on & reactions, things that were said i guess I just knew. So by the time I got my results, I had started my journey to acceptance. Everything is no…
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Your health and work
Last week, I saw this article on how many hours we should be working before work starts to have a negative effect on our health. You can read the entire article here. How did your diagnosis affect work? Were you able to take time off for treatment? What was it like returning to work?
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IS THIS A NIGHTMARE AND WILL I WAKE UP SOON LOL
3 weeks ago I was a 58 year old business woman working 2 jobs and looking forward to a holiday this weekend, since then I've been diagnosed with DCIS invasive breast cancer, had a lumpectomy one Friday, then got a call from my surgeon in the middle of my 59th birthday party to say we needed another op last Friday (a week…
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To work or not to work?
i am hoping you lovely ladies could share your thoughts on the dilemma of to work or not to work following a mbc diagnosis? I was Dx Stage IV at the end of September this year. The Se of Afinitor/exemestane/Xgeva were awful and I have basically been on sick leave for the past three weeks bar a few days. I stopped Afinitor…
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Friday Update!
A big hello to everyone. Welcome to the Friday Update. This week we have 24 new members. Please welcome @weaver, @Tilley, @DMaree, @Colette, @KezMac, @HealingPower and all our new members. Community highlights Each week we have lots of different discussions take place in the online network. These can include questions,…
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Life returns to new normal?
Where has the last 12 weeks gone? So much has happened but it is invisible to others. I am back to work tomorrow and am looking forward to it but anxious as well. I put off my return to work 3 times but finally feel I am ready. I have no idea why I thought I would only be off work for a month!! I wasn't expecting so much…
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1st Day back at Work
Well...10 weeks since my last dose of chemo. Having a short break from herceptin due to heart issues (down to 44%) but that has recovered so will be restarting soon. So today is my 1st day back to work. 4 hours a day 5 days per week..review in 4 weeks. Of course I have an oncology appointment today at the same hospital I…
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Returning to work
I am wondering when it'll be ok for me to go back to work. It's been 5 weeks and I'm starting to feel I have more energy. I work in age care and my work is very physical. I'm on my feet 7.5 hours a day. I'm having counselling for family issues and going ok at the moment. Can't seem to make up my mind when to return. Anyone…
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FINALLY
So, I made a pact with myself that after the Jane McGrath Signature High Tea (which was last Saturday - &, I might add a really great afternoon) that I would from then on remain wigless & just rock the pixie cut my own hair has become. I almost didn't but - yesterday, was my first day at work with no wig, I was very…
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Friday Update
Welcome to the Friday Update! Community Highlights We have 35 new members this week. Please welcome Hvm83, SCW101, SandyR00, watto66 and all the other new members. I hope you find the information and support you’re looking for. There were 56 posts and 305 comments this week. Here are some posts you may have missed - * Am I…
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Are you interested in becoming a BCNA Consumer Representative?
Are you interested in becoming a BCNA Consumer Representative? BCNA Consumer Representatives work alongside researchers, policymakers, clinicians and others to represent the experiences and views of Australians affected by breast cancer in decisions that are made. BCNA will be running three day training in Melbourne on 7…