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Hi my name is Dot I am 42 years old. I have a supportive husband and 4 daughters 16, 14, 10 and 9 years old. My grandmother, her sister (my grand auntie) and my mother have all died of breast cancer. I was just diagnosed on 16/9/2010 with 2 lots of DCIS in right breast and 1 invasive in the left. I had a MRI on 23/9/2010 and found another area of DCIS in the right breast. I will be having my bilateral mastectomy on 4/11/2010.

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Xmas wishes from NZ

Posted by Dot42 on 25 Dec 2012, 05:35PM

Merry Xmas to all my lovely friends. Hope you are all having a great time. My whole family is having our first family overseas holiday in New Zealand for Xmas. Will be here for three weeks. Will put up pictures when I get back. Love to you all xxxx

Chemo Curls looks hot.

Posted by Dot42 on 21 Sep 2012, 09:55PM

Last Sunday was my 2 year anniversary of being diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Celebrated the day with dinner and yummy deserts with my immediate family, my two closest friends and their familes. They have been there so much for myself and family.

Results on hysterectomy.

Posted by Dot42 on 08 May 2012, 12:24PM

Hi Everyone,

Just to let you know that the doctor rang with the results on the hysterectomy and it was all benign.

So Yeah not cancer again. Now that I have had the whole lot remove including ovaries I am no longer in the high risk group of 60-80% chance of ovarian cancer with by BRAC2 gene. This is such a big relief to me.

So hopefully once I get over the soreness of my operation I will be able to get back to enjoying life again.

Take care all

Dot xxx

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Hysterectomy

Posted by Dot42 on 26 Apr 2012, 12:05PM

Hi everyone I am off to the hospital now, to have my hysterectomy this afternoon.

Feeling a bit nervous.

I was doing really good until people start asking me what I was having removed and I said, my ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus and cervix.

They replied your ovaries, oh well at least you hormone treatment will work. Then I replied, I cant have hormone treatment because of my breast cancer. They said you poor thing.

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Quick update and proud mum

Posted by Dot42 on 20 Jan 2012, 04:39PM

Hi lovely ladies, I have been every now and again on the network to check how you all been.

I thought I better give an update on me. Well I have been doing really great. There is times I am still extremely tired but with Xmas and four girls that could also add to the tiredness.

I had my nipple reconstructions they took really well. One has shrink more than the other but i see plastic surgeon on 13 february and see what he advises.