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September 2011
Thanks for the link bugger. It looks like a really good site.
I am 34 as well and "now what" is exactly what I am thinking.
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September 2011
Hi crazzychris
That sounds really annoying. I had my mastectomy in April and I did not have the problems you described with my expander. It just felt a bit odd and stiff. I had the expander swapped for the permanent implant a month ago & it is much better.
How much longer will you have the expander for?
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September 2011
I was interested to read It's Not About The Bike after reading the various opinions about it.
I liked it early on in the book when he referred to himself as "An Inspiration To Us All" because he seemed to be making fun of this view of himself. But then later on he seemed to be buying into it which I did not like.
However, while I hate the term "inspiring" I did find the book somewhat encouraging that he got back to the top level after his treatment. I am an athlete and I don't know if I'm going to get back to where I was before.
I did not like how he thought it was for the best that he got cancer and now he is an improved person because of it. Maybe thinking like that helps him to cope but I would not like to think that way about myself.
I did not mind his aggressive attitude towards fighting the cancer. That is just how his personality is & he did specifically say that your outcome was not due to your attitude.
Overall I liked the book. It was interesting and easy to read. But it was only one person's experience of cancer and while there is obviously common ground everyone is different. Sometimes I have thought to myself that I know what it is like having cancer, but really I only know what it was like for me to have cancer.
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August 2011
Last Daffodil Day I actually had cancer but didn't have the slightest suspicion about it so the day did not seem particularly relevant to me. This Daffodil Day I no longer have cancer as it has all been cut out and/or chemoed away but the day is now significant to me. Is that irony?
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August 2011
Hi bronfife
Welcome to the blogging world.
I find the Cancer Connections site to be really good for emotional support but if you want specific information for breast cancer you could also try www.bcna.org.au
I have only had Early Breast Cancer so I don't know about recurrent breast cancer.
I hope your treatment is going well.
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August 2011
Congratulations on finding a job!
That is great news. I hope it all goes well.
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August 2011
Thanks Katie
It does help to write things down. I am feeling much better today than I did yesterday.
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August 2011
Last year about a week after I was diagnosed with cancer my sister went to Europe for a holiday. While she was away I said to my Mum that I missed her. Mum replied that she deserved to have a holiday.
In my mind more appropriate responses would have been: she'll be back soon, you can talk on the phone, you've still got me etc.
Instead of what seemed like critising me as if I had been complaining.
Sorry if this seems very petty. It is just an example of how I sometimes feel that my family does not know how to be supportive. I remember this exchange even though it was 9 months ago because it bothered me.
I feel like I have been very well behaved during the whole cancer thing. My work let me have as much time off I as needed/wanted during chemo. I did work quite a lot of shortened days but I also went as much as I could. I didn't take advantage of the situation to just go off having fun on days when I was feeling well. Maybe I should have.
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July 2011
Hi Kuini
I had chemo for breast cancer which finished in February. 4 x AC and 4 x Taxol. The AC made me somewhat queasy and tired and the Taxol gave me leg pains. But it was all manageable. I went to work through treatment - although I often arrived late and left early.
But as the nurses say - everyone is different. My sister is having the same treatment and she is having the whole time off work.
Best wishes for Monday
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June 2011
Hi Sandy,
Welcome to the site. Good luck for the start of the chemo - another new experience that nobody wants to have.
Allicat
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