Thank you @iloveyoudearly7  ... View more

Afternoon @Freespirit,   How are yourself and your husband doing this week?   Here are some resources I recommend you take a look at: Understanding surgery (pdf) Complementary therapies Caring for someone with cancer (pdf) Managing cancer pain (podcast) Sleep and cancer (podcast) Appetite loss and nausea (podcast) Cancer Council Victoria also have a lot of great information about living with cancer, some of it will be relevant to that post-surgery period.   Has anyone else got any tips for @Freespirit that have helped you or your family members post-surgery? ... View more

Good morning @BoCo,   How are you doing today?   It's completely understandable that you're more emotional now. We have a great book on emotions and cancer that might be worth a read.   Regarding your apprehension around returning to work, I am going to recommend you take a look at these two webinars... Bowel cancer at work - "How will I cope going back to work?" Cancer, Work and You - how will returning to work affect me? Has anyone else had any experience with difficulty around returning to work?     ... View more

Hi @lillian1  and welcome!!    How are you finding being on Immunotherapy? ... View more

Hi @Jennywren1 ,   Welcome to the community, I am sorry to hear you're experiencing difficulties with your medication.   Tamoxifen is commonly used in the treatment of breast cancer - you can read a little more about that here. You should discuss your fears with your doctor, maybe even take a family member with you to help, even just as support?   I am going to recommend listening to some podcasts produced by Cancer Council that are hosted by Julie McCrossin. In particular this one on managing cancer pain and this one on making treatment decisions.   ... View more

Hi @Kayla and welcome to the community.   How are both yourself and your Dad doing today?   I am not sure if you are aware or not, but Cancer Council has a podcast series that you might like to take a look at. They cover a range of topics such as managing cancer pain, cancer affecting the carers too, making treatment decisions etc. Well worth checking out.   Sending hugs  ... View more

Hi @Sylvia1212,   Welcome to the community, this is a safe space for you    Sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Have you had your appointment with your oncologist yet?    You might find this podcast on coping with a cancer diagnosis good to listen to.   You may also like to consider our Connect program, where you can speak with one of our trained volunteers who has been through the same or similar diagnosis as yourself. Sometimes speaking with someone who has been through it, can be very helpful. You can contact the team on 02 9334 1870. ... View more

Hi @Piper ,   That must be incredibly difficult for you    That would not have caused a recurrence or a new cancer, but a healthy lifestyle is never a bad thing.   You might like to have a read of the information available here on the Cancer Council QLD site.   Let us know how the tests go! ... View more

Hi @Nikkicee,   I can understand your worries, I actually had one cut out right before Christmas and didn't get the results until after New Year, which did have cells so the whole thing had to come out.    Have you had a chat with your GP? Perhaps he or she could do some regular checks for you? Mine had a look at some others I was concerned about and he's happy to check me over regularly.   There's also nothing wrong with seeking a second opinion, many people do. I have also considered mole mapping, as I have extremely fair skin and get burnt very easily.   Cheers, Kate Online Community Manager     ... View more

Oh no, that must have been frustrating for you!   When the recording becomes available, I'll be linking it in the original post here, maybe we can have a chat about it then? ... View more