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Posted by SueB
I’ve been thinking about our chat last Wednesday (4th April) where several of the women were talking of their concern about returning to normal as soon as possible. This desire was often expressed as being a need to calm a partner, and also to reassure themselves. It has left me wo...
Posted by Bazz
Sitting quietly this afternoon after a challanging day at work , i sat at ome grateful for the chat session , in here last night . I was really an onlooker , but i did see the importance of the group sharing experiences . It would be of great value , if more men could share their experience of how t...
Posted by Bazz
Hi there , its been 6 weeks since my Wife found that little pod in her breast , and its certainly been a ride since . this is our journey , but certainly not my story to tell . Chemo starts next week , I know i can hold the house together , i just dont want to see my princess in pain . She is the br...
Posted by louise1952
Hi Susan Nice to hear from you, and love your puppy! I have only been on the Arimidex since January. After the first month or so my moods started to get very bad and I became quite "snappy" as my partner put it. I was put on anti depressants and this seems to have improved my moods considerably. T...
Posted by louise1952
Glnys asked how my journey started, diet and so on. Well my first inkling something was amiss was when I noticed the nipple on my left breast was beginning to be mishapened or inverted, so on a normal visit to my GP I asked her to have a look at it. I must admit one look at her face when she fe...
Posted by louise1952
Hi All I'm a bit like Julia, thought I'd been coping really well up until about a month ago. I was diagnosed in May 2011 and had a LB mastectomy plus 20 lymph nodes removed. I had 6 weeks of recovery from the surgery before I started chemo (Wouldn't wish that on anybody!) and then 25 Radiation Ther...
Posted by Julia
Hi.. I signed on last night because I have been really struggling with tearfulness the last few days. I am angry and disappointed in myself because up to now I have been so pleased with myself and everyone's comments on how "brilliant" I have been. I suppose that I was doing well but a big part of d...
Posted by Robsta67
Reds chemo at the Western Hospital, Footscray went on for about 6 months. In that time Dorothy showed amazing strength, courage and resilience, a strength that i had not seen before, in fact i was so proud of her and how she handled what she was going through and this wonderful lady never looked lik...
Posted by SueB
The Journey continues… It is now the end March 2012 and surgery is well and truly over. In 2002 I had left breast lumpectomy and lymph removal. This surgery involved Left breast mastectomy, and right lymph removal. My right breast is intact though feeling a bit 'precious'! I think it r...
Posted by LizInDarwin
As a young girl, I was a good swimmer.Tall and broad-shouldered, I became the girls’ swimming captain of my primary school and local district. My coach wanted me to take it further, but I quickly became bored with training sessions and left the squad. As an adult I’ve been a spor...
