TonyaM

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My first bout of breast cancer was in 2003 when I found a lump in my left breast.I was 47 years old with no family bc history-I was devastated. I opted for a lumpectomy,full node clearance followed by radiation for 6 weeks.I was ok for 7 years(apart from breaking my ankle and enduring 3 operations on it)and then cancer came back.It was picked up on my routine yearly mammogram.A cancerous area of 3cms had grown in a year- same breast,same spot.Thankfully,my body and bone scans were all clear. So in May 2010 I had a mastectomy and then chemotherapy.The first round of TC combo knocked me for six and I ended up in hospital isolation with an infection and no white cells. I decided not to continue with chemotherapy and my oncologist was ok with that.He said that taking Tamoxifen would probably benefit me more anyway because my cancer pathology was eostrogen+ve and hercepton -ve.My hair took almost 3 months before it started to sprout and I was very distressed about being bald for so long.It was around this time I joined the BCNA online network and received much support from my pink sisters.It's been 18 months since my mastectomy and I seem to be ok but will need more time before I have confidence in my health again.

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Tamoxifen and long flights

Posted by TonyaM on 02 Feb 2012, 06:28PM

I have just had a full week of checkups and tests. You girls know the drill - pap test,blood tests galore,hip xray(cos it's been aching for months) and finishing with the oncologist"s visit today. I am soooo relieved that everything came back normal. My oncologist is keeping me on Tamoxifen and doesn't want to see me now for 12mths - which is always a good sign! Hubby and I fly off to Europe in March for 5 weeks so I asked my oncologist if I should stop Tamoxifen prior the long flight.

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Finally in the spa

Posted by TonyaM on 23 Dec 2011, 03:09PM

We have been in our new house for 3months now and the paving is finished and our spa finally connected.We thought this day would never come but it did. Hubby and I sat in our spa with a glass of champagne and all jets on full bore! It was great and all the aches and pains disolved away.Now I don't know if that was the spa or the champagne.

House of chaos!

Posted by TonyaM on 30 Oct 2011, 02:57PM

Did I say "happy days"in my last blog??We have been in our new house now for 6 weeks and it's still total chaos.Carpets in,fences up,foxtel on, antenna on the roof(hubby's priorities),flyscreens and blinds done,pergola up,garden shed up,ikea furniture put together(I went out that day).Just waiting on some more furniture now and the big finale - paving and landscaping.None of this has gone smoothly -antenna guy accidentally put a big hole in the wall,one of the pergola posts is not straight,some furniture is on it's way back to China due to being a totally different colour.My husband has acc

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Yay,back on line!

Posted by TonyaM on 22 Sep 2011, 06:04PM

We have now moved into our new house after being on a blow up mattress at our daughter's place for 4 weeks.All our "stuff"was in storage and we now have the job of unpacking boxes.The most annoying things have been waiting for a landline, a computerline and tv reception but all's well now. The house is lovely(no stairs)and the neighbours are nice -so happy days!

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Hi everyone

Posted by TonyaM on 18 Aug 2011, 12:58PM

We are out of our house now and I miss our computer(locked away in a garage).So have come to the library for a quick bcna"fix".We will be at my daughter's next week on a blow up mattress so can use her pc.Can't move into our new place till mid Sept.but that's ok.I am enjoying the freedom of not working-didn't think I'd get used to it so quickly. I hope you lovely brave ladies are all going ok with your treatments

luv Tonya xx

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