July 2012
I can recommend The Warwick Foundation In my shoes as support for anyone 18 - 40 for support. I hope this helps 🙂
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July 2012
As my hair is growing out it is starting to change, over the last couple of months the tight curls are slowly dropping out. As for tattooing eyebrows when going through chemo. Getting tattoos during chemo is not recommended, I have spoken to several tattoo artists and they all say the drugs can affect the tattoo, one it can affect the colour and two it can spread under the skin.
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July 2012
I had a picc line for my second time of cancer treatment. I chose not to have it the first time and had a lot of trouble with them finding veins. So when I relapsed I chose to have the picc.
It is much easier for treatment with nurses and doctors not having to find a viable vein for every treatment. I had mine in for six months and had a visiting nurse come to my house when I wasnt in hospital to check it.
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May 2012
I can understand how you are feeling, both my dad and I have been going through cancer.
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April 2012
Can be hard to comb, my hair dresser taught me how to straighten it out a bit which makes it easier. Due to todays rain its out of control.
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Have been in remission for a few months and have started doing Liberal Art course at TAFE as well as some part time work. Sometimes I feel like I have taken on too much, but other days feel good. Being a single parent and to have gone through what I have been (twice), when I see others in my course who have no health issues, and hear them talking about parties and going out drinking and then whinging they have no time to do the course work and handing in work late or not at all. I am keeping up with the work and my last essay earned a high distinction which Im proud of.
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April 2012
The first time I went through chemo it grew back curly and went straight after my first trim. This time it has grown back really curly this time like an afro. I find its curlier when its humid or when it rains.
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July 2011
I have finally had my last chemo which was a high dose chemo and had a stem cell transplant. I was told to expect to develop a fever which would last two days, ended up with fevers for six days. The cause ended up being my picc line which I had in place for four months. They couldnt take it out earlier as my platelets had dropped to 4 and it wasnt safe to remove it at that time.
After four weeks in hospital I am home and apart from feeling tired things are pretty good.
Will be starting radiotherapy soon.
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July 2011
It is true that chemo effects people differently, but the nurses are experienced and can advise on the most common reactions. The nurses are always good and will listen when a patient talks about how they are feeling.
I have just finished my chemo (including high dose chemo) and a stem cell transplant and the nurses at Peter Mac where the best.
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April 2011
Have finished round one of my chemo after a six year remission. Chemo finished late Saturday night and the effects really hit Late sunday night.
My daughter came to visit me in hospital, she painted a picture of flowers for me because she couldnt bring in the real thing. She also read books to me which was nice.
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