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Newbie without a clue

Hi anyone and everyone :) My name is Nigel and truth be told I've only just stumbled across this website and have just made my account and am trying to figure it all out! hopefully I'm doing the right thing and don't bother anyone..... basically I'm 19 from Melbo...Read More

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Post thyroidectomy

Hi everyone. My name is India and about a month ago I had a full thyroidectomy. My recovery has been good and I'm finding the thyroxine to be working well (have been changed from 150mg to 100mg) but my doctor has now referred me to the royal Brisbane hospital to ...Read More

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Hi - new to site, recently diagnosed Stage IV bowel cancer

Hi, I was suddenly and unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV bowel cancer in early December. Huge shock as I had no symptoms and it was an incidental finding. It has taken six months to come out of the fog. I started treatment yesterday and was pretty anxious but...Read More

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Back again - But new introduction

Hey everyone, I'm glad I have found this support network, but I am sorry about the circumstances in which led people here. I am a 27 year old trying to get on top of cervical cancer - adenocarcinoma. I was given this sentence earlier this year - one year after my ...Read More

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You are not alone - meet other young adults on the cancer journey in Sydney

I hope you are travelling well, Cancer changed my life. My values and what I wanted out of life changed. Everything changed. Yet for most of my old friends everything kept on going as it was. Not drinking alcohol the weekly piss ups no longer appealed and when I n...Read More

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Hi I have vulva cancer and would find it very helpful if l could talk to others who have this cancer. since getting this cancer l feel so alone as nobody seems to understand or want to talk about it with me.

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Huge row with partner who is not coping well

Hi I have lurked for several months on the US Thyca forum and finally got the courage up to post here today. I have just had huge row with my partner who is not coping well. He has been very supportive but 8 months post op i am still not getting any better. My E...Read More

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Newly diagnosed, coping through helping others

Hi all, A year ago I injured my spine, and have recently had disc replacement surgery. As a result of some complications I had some scans which lead to further testing and I was diagnosed with a rare type of thyroid cancer last Thursday. While I am still coming to ...Read More

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HI, my name is Chris. I have joined primarily because I am interested in communicating with people who are on a similar journey. I was diagnosed with a grade 4 brain tumour last June (GBM). The diagnosis came after surgery to remove a tumour identified by an MRI...Read More

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Melanoma

Hi. I am a 61 year old grandmother. In Dec and Jan I found firstly a small lump behind my ear and then a larger firm lump in my neck. After a whirlwind two weeks of investigations I had a modified neck resection with removal of my parotid gland and all neck lymph g...Read More

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