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were you at the "listening and Responding course
at the Albert Embankment on the 27th of Jan? i want to get in touch with one of the woman who was present, she left before i did so didn't get her contact, i know she comes on this site, so if your about H contact me on here Alisonx
Posted by alisoncamera on Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:25 pm with 0 comments
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at the Albert Embankment on the 27th of Jan? i want to get in touch with one of the woman who was present, she left before i did so didn't get her contact, i know she comes on this site, so if your about H contact me on here Alisonx
alisoncamera, Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:25 pm
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Employees on long-term sick leave are entitled to paid holiday
I thought some of you might find this link from the BBC interesting. This is very interesting as I handed in my notice August 2008 and did not receive any paid holiday or indeed pay at all during my 1 1/2 years off work. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/b...
Posted by Ruby1 on Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:51 pm with 2 comments
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It would seem to depend on your employer, I have been off sick for 4 months now and will automatically receive full pay for the first 6, my boss has just told me they will not reduce my pay to half at the 6 month mark and that I can carry all my holida...
ostrich, Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:05 am
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Headgear- What to wear?
I've heard of this american system..hair replacement device.. one can wear whilst sleeping, swimming etc; Anyone got one ? What do you think of it? Now that warmer weather should be upon us Any suggestions for coping with head coverings would ba great...
Posted by coleen on Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:03 pm with 5 comments
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Then there me ! Taxatere and no hair forever!!!! so i am told.Still waiting nearly 3 years later. Cold cap is supposed to be a waste of time with tax.
pineapple, Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:39 pm
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issues at work
Has any body else had problems at work, had a year off work after six months chemo and radiotherapy, since oct 07 my manager has been telling me may be best if I leave, my accuracy of work has been 100% but not speedy, I was referred to OH in dec 07, h...
Posted by berry on Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:18 pm with 4 comments
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Berry, You are being bullied.Have you mentioned the Disability Discrimination Act to your employers?Tey are behaving unreasonably.If your own union rep is not being helpful perhaps you could ask for another rep from the union to assist you. I know...
Weetricia1, Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:24 pm
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Try this one
How Smart is Your Right Foot? This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And you will keep trying at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot, but you can't. 1. While sitting at your desk/table lift your right foot off the f...
Posted by thistle on Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:37 pm with 5 comments
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Doesn't work on drummers, but then I did have to spend 6 months training my feet and hands to be independent, nearly had me though... good one.
vertangie, Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:32 pm
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magazines support groups
Hi, Just wondered if anyone knew if there are any good magazines or journals which provide support and useful information out there. Also does anyone know any good support groups or any more good forums? Thanks Rebecca
Posted by RebeccaLouise on Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:19 am with 0 comments
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Hi, Just wondered if anyone knew if there are any good magazines or journals which provide support and useful information out there. Also does anyone know any good support groups or any more good forums? Thanks Rebecca
RebeccaLouise, Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:19 am
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BLUEBERRY CORDIAL PACKS CANCER FIGHTING PUNCH
Hi all Just wondering if you have seen reports about the blueberry punch and what your thoughts are on this subject. Love Mel x
Posted by Melba on Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:39 am with 0 comments
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Hi all Just wondering if you have seen reports about the blueberry punch and what your thoughts are on this subject. Love Mel x
Melba, Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:39 am
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Night-shift as a carcinogen?
Reading today's Sydney Morning Herald (the Telegraph server is down) I came across this story that links caner with night work. Makes for interesting reading: "In 1987, Stevens published a paper suggesting a link between light at night and breast canc...
Posted by quisie on Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:59 am with 3 comments
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As an ex Midwife/ nurse, I have done plenty of night shifts................add this to diet, weight etc, just another thing to blame myself for- not!
kate67, Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:56 pm
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treatment
any one been on femara letrozole inn if so could you give info please
Posted by rollerlittledevil on Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:41 am with 1 comments
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only just started treatment hear alot about tamaxifin and herceptin but not femara thank you rollerlittledevil
rollerlittledevil, Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:44 am
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wanting to scream
Hello everyone! I am still waiting for excision biopsy results after 11 days. I feel sick, cold and have a weird sensation behind my eyes. Has anyone else had such a wait? ALso how did you all cope? Hospital are apparently phoning to night with an appo...
Posted by RUITH on Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:23 pm with 2 comments
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hello ruith I am waiting fot the results of my lymphnode and lumpectomy was told it would be last monday but the pathlab was backloged so maybe thurs or tues. it is annoying, frustrating , and worrying and you get fed of people telling you to be positi...
ForumMember, Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:00 am
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holiday insurance
holiday insurance
Posted by hunza on Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:41 pm with 8 comments
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Hi Hunza I was just wondering if you are the Hunza I know from elsewhere? I had a dream about you the other night wanted to check you were ok - the dream wasn't bad it just brought you to the front of my mind :-) Nesa(lady) x
Nessa, Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:34 am
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4th Jan Tumour Humour.......
4th Jan Tumour Humour.......
Posted by cathy1367 on Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:49 am with 4 comments
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For Cathy Thanks for your post, it made me feel really special, I will get there I know, it just seems a long way off yet. But with the help of you and the others i am sure i will get through this. Early doors for rads again....bring it on.....th...
elaine55, Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:44 am
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Unused Drug disposal
Unused Drug disposal
Posted by Phoebe on Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:10 pm with 3 comments
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Drug disposal Thanks for this thread Phoebe - I too have many unusued drugs in my medicine cabinet as my gastro keeps changing my medication. I have steroids,calcium tablets, alendronate , even two bottles of morphine, and methotrexate (pills, as I a...
lizziecee, Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:49 am
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Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC)
Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC)
Posted by amazonwoman on Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:27 am with 32 comments
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triple negative I was diagnosed in Feb 2006 with ILC - it seemed to come from out of nowhere but after my mastecomy I was told that 14 out of 20 nodes were affected. I'm ER-. PR- and HER- and was 43 at dx. Sue
Sprite, Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:47 am
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Kelly's blog
Kelly's blog
Posted by Ravinia on Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:53 pm with 5 comments
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Know how you feel about the hair and beauty day by the way. Not so many months ago I used to walk down the street feeling like a normal person. Now I feel so ugly I can hardly bear going out. I know that it's more to do with how I feel rather than r...
Ravinia, Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:32 am
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fall in br ca cases
fall in br ca cases
Posted by dilly on Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:44 pm with 12 comments
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Really? Definitely not what most of the media are saying. As giving up HRT due to cancer scares is a fairly recent phenomenon, I'm surprised it has had time to make an impact. But then I'm very cynical about 'good news' stories these days.
Gandalf, Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:48 pm
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Liver Mets
Liver Mets
Posted by AnitaK on Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:14 pm with 2 comments
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Anita I've just replied to secondary breast cancer, if you go back to SBC you'll see it. Sorry you're having such an anxious wait. dilly
dilly, Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:44 am
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Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
Posted by dawnhc on Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:45 am with 4 comments
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Time and time again I have seen posters here desperate to get in touch with each other. Well said Jane.
belinda, Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:47 pm
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Response from SPSO(Especially Jeannie)
Response from SPSO(Especially Jeannie)
Posted by sharleen on Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:42 pm with 2 comments
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Sharleen Hi Sharleen I am sorry to hear your news. I bet you are left thinking she did not give you a fair hearing. She probably did not even investigate it properly. I am in the same position. I would suggest writing to her and telling he...
Jeannie, Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:13 pm
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Causes hard feeling!!
Causes hard feeling!!
Posted by Liverbird on Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:56 pm with 9 comments
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hazelmary I\'m 74 and at begining of year developed hyperactive skin mets. Plastic surgery removed and grafted about 8\"x8\" skin- 10 days in hospital with SPLENDID nursing in AWFUL old prefab burns unit. PLUS they had to rent a highly techno pump [a...
dilly, Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:28 pm
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a new cancer plan
a new cancer plan
Posted by Molennium on Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:05 pm with 13 comments
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Hi Geraldine I too live in the Tees area, I know we have a high number of bowel cancers, my hubby included. This year I was dx with breast cancer, the environment came to my mind straight away. I had no FH, only taken the pill for a couple of ye...
Marge, Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:47 am
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Latest Australian breast cancer statistics
Latest Australian breast cancer statistics
Posted by Marie26 on Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:00 am with 3 comments
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5 year survival I\'m not too good with stats either but I know that they talk about 5 and 10 year survival because in most follow-up studies the women are only monitored for for either 5 or 10 years post diagnosis. I doesn\'t mean they have lived ...
Lolag, Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:55 am
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Dina Rabinovich and a question about her2 and herceptin
Dina Rabinovich and a question about her2 and herceptin
Posted by JaneRA on Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:32 pm with 3 comments
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her2 Hi Jane, You knew I\'d answer, didn\'t you! I don\'t have any websites for you, but according to the book the $800 Million Pill by drug industry critic Merill Goozner, Axel Ullrich of Genentech isolated several oncogenes, including Her2, a...
ChristineMH, Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:07 am
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james cook hospital
james cook hospital
Posted by shell on Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:11 pm with 1 comments
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james cook hospital Hi, Just wondered if anyone is having treatment for BC at James Cook hospital. I\'m starting herceptin on 20th Dec and have to stay in the day unit all day so it would be nice if I could find others to chat to. Shell.
shell, Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:11 pm
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Clarrissa Luard (deceased) - a former Mrs Rushdie
Clarrissa Luard (deceased) - a former Mrs Rushdie
Posted by Holeybones on Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:29 pm with 26 comments
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Recurrence? I was seen 2 weeks ago in clinic by my original bc surgeon (haven\'t seen the Onc since finishing chemo and rads) for an enlarged breast - after a mammo, u/s and biopsy he said it was lymphodoema. I did take the opportunity to ask him how...
lizziecee, Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:15 pm
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