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  • Forum Post: Breast Cancer Help

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    Posted 24 days ago
    Hi there; My name is Jemma and I have recently lost my grandad to Lung Cancer. However, that is not the reason that I have posed on this group today. I am currently in Sixth Form and I am writing my coursework for my course Health&Social Care about Breast Cancer, and was wondering whether any...

  • Forum Post: The MacMillan Charity Ball & Auction - Ayr, Scotland

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    Posted 1 month ago
    Hi guys, I am hosting a charity ball and auction at Ayr Racecourse in Ayrshire, Scotland. But I'm having bother flogging the tickets. I have 75 at £30 for a champagne reception and 3 course meal. Any tips? Here's a link to the events page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...

  • Forum Post: Calling Ayrshire Supporters - The MacMillan Charity Ball & Auction

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    Posted 1 month ago
    Calling All Ayrshire Supporters! I really need your help. My name is Laura Cunningham, 21, from Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. Before I tell you about the MacMillan Charity Ball & Auction I want to clue you up on me and why I support MacMillan. The brutal truth is... Cancer hasn't had that much...

  • Blog Post: Last chemo done and dusted! 4th April 2013

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    Posted 1 month ago
    My sixth and last FEC chemo was on the 22nd April. The side effects hit me harder again this time, but here I am nearly two weeks on and I'm slowly recovering and I am feeling better each day. The sun is shining and that always makes you feel better! The hypnotherapy sessions to tackle my needle...

  • Forum Post: exome sequencing?

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    Posted 2 months ago
    hi everyone, I have posted a few times on here. My mum had breast cancer 11 years ago aged 51, and has lost 2 sisters to breast cancer who were in their 40's. Mum was diagnosed with colon (stage 2) & ovarian (stage 3) cancer last July, and is now palliative after the chemo to shrink the ovarian...

  • Forum Post: Re: Travel insurance problems

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    Posted 2 months ago
    Thank you yo everyone for responding about travel insurance. I have booked now through Eurotunnel and they only ask you if you are fit to travel. As it happens I asked my Onc for a letter confirming this as well as my diagnosis and treatment so that I can carry this letter when I am away. The cost of...

  • Forum Post: Want your thoughts - 10min online survey

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    Posted 2 months ago
    My name is Natalie Seebeck and I am a student at the Lo ndon Metropolitan University studying Psychology. As part of this course, I am conducting a research project on people’s beliefs towards their illness/health condition and related treatment. You have been invited to take part in this study...

  • Blog Post: 16 February 2013

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    Posted 3 months ago
    I can't believe how fast time is passing! Chemo number 4 came and went on Friday 8th Feb. My veins are not playing ball as they are painful after previous chemo's, so after two attempts a doctor was called and the canular had to go in on the inside of my arm. I'm still trying to find a local...

  • Forum Post: Cancer patients and the feeling of 'Otherness'

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    Posted 3 months ago
    My name is Alex Reitemeier, I'm a psychology student at Nottingham Trent University doing some research into cancer. I want to find out if other people's reactions to a person's cancer shapes and changes their self-perception. I have emailed and received permission form the Macmillan...

  • Blog Post: 22 January 2013

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    Posted 4 months ago
    FEC chemo number 3 under my belt, yay! It was touch and go as to whether I would get to the hospital last Friday after a very heavy snowfall in Cardiff. Having had my chemo delayed the week before due to my low blood count, I was determined to get my chemo! I even googled how long it would take me to...

  • Blog Post: 16th January 2013

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    Posted 4 months ago
    Where has the last few weeks gone!! Well I'm glad to report that Cinders did go to the New Years Eve ball in the end! I managed to get a last minute place on the day, so hurriedly packed my posh frock and sparkly bandana and checked in at the hotel with my six friends! I had a couple of glasses of...

  • Blog Post: 30th December, 2012, day 9 of second round of chemo and I'm feeling goooood!

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    Posted 4 months ago
    So, having dreaded being laid up in bed over Christmas, I am so glad to report that I had a great one and ate all my christmas dinner and even managed some Buck's Fizz and mojitos! Despite the disruption of flooding and bugs, all my children managed to travel to me and they wouldn't let me lift...

  • Blog Post: 21st December - week 3 and chemo number 2 under my belt, yay me!!!

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    Posted 5 months ago
    I have rested completely over the last couple of days and thankfully my blood count had gone up this morning when I had a blood test. I was so nervous about having a cannular put in, but the PICC line specialist that saw me on Monday, came and did it herself and although I found it stressful, it was...

  • Blog Post: 11th December - day 11 of 1st FEC chemo

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    Posted 5 months ago
    Well so far day 4 and 5 have been my worse days on FEC! I don't have much energy or appetite still and the ongoing insomnia leaves me very tired, but its all manageable and I do what I can each day to keep some kind of normality in my life! I had a little road trip out to Sainsbury's on Sunday...

  • Blog Post: TGIF 7th December!

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    Posted 5 months ago
    Woah, what a week this has been! Its now day 7 of FEC chemo!! Day 4 (Tuesday) of chemo was rough and day 5 (Wednesday) the worse so far! I cried and felt so angry and sorry for myself!! My appetite is zero and my mouth feels like I've drank a shed load of alcohol! Im brushing my teeth gently and...

  • Blog Post: Monday 3rd December

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    Posted 5 months ago
    I'm feeling ok considering what's been pumped into me! I still feel nauseas in the night and on waking, but I'm fine once I start taking the anti sickness tablets in the day. The steroids make me feel restless, which is not a good combination when I feel so tired!!! My middle daughter came...

  • Blog Post: Saturday 1st December

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    Posted 5 months ago
    It's been a tiring and eventful few days since my last post. On Thursday, I had my PICC line fitted. As a real needle phobic, myself and my daughter were amazed at how calm I stayed throughout the whole procedure! I am convinced that the hypnotherapy session I had on Monday afternoon was the reason...

  • Blog Post: Wednesday 28th November, 2012

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    Posted 5 months ago
    Today is a much needed day of rest and I will not be changing out of my PJ's! It's also been a belated opportunity to create my blog!! I've been tying up a few loose ends this week, via emails and telephone calls, prior to the start of my treatment. I will also do an online shop today. I...

  • Blog Post: Tuesday 27th November 2012

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    Posted 5 months ago
    This was my first outpatient visit at the Velindre Cancer Hospital to have bloods taken and my oncology appointment. It felt surreal sat in the waiting area surrounded by cancer patients. I was there nearly two hours and passed the time thinking, reading a newspaper and even a bit wig spotting! I wanted...

  • Blog Post: Where it all began ..........

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    Posted 5 months ago
    As I'm a few months down the road on my cancer journey, I will fill in the gaps prior to today. I so wish that I had started this earlier as my friends suggested! I am 54 years young, with three grown up children. On Monday 3rd September 2012, I visited my GP, with concerns about a breast...

  • Forum Post: RE: Capability Sickness hearing and no Union rep

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    Posted 6 months ago
    Thank you Laura. I've already done that and, although the information is useful, is quite general.

  • Forum Post: RE: Capability Sickness hearing and no Union rep

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    Posted 6 months ago
    Dear all, I am in a terrible mess. HR is sending me to a Capability Sickness Hearing; this is because I had a 10 months sickness absence from work. The reason was related to the BC I had some years ago. I had to be investigated for mets and I just couldn't take it. Although the test came...

  • Forum Post: Mum diagnosed with ductal carcinoma

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    Posted 6 months ago
    The past few weeks have been a total whirlwind, mum went for her mammogram and it came back that there was something there. She went for a biopsy and that lead onto a lumpectomy and removal of lymph nodes. From this they discovered that mum had ductal carcinoma (grade 3) so it was very aggressive. But...

  • Forum Post: Please sign my petition to ask the Government to fund Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiotherapy treatment for all, and not just those who live in the right postcode.

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    Posted 7 months ago
    Please sign my petition to ask the Government to fund Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiotherapy treatment for all, and not just those who live in the right postcode (see link below) Last year the Government set up an Expert Committee (the National Radiotherapy Implementation Group), to consider the efficacy...

  • Forum Post: Breast Cancer Support Day in Swansea 3rd October

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    Posted 8 months ago
    Please visit http://www.thehaven.org.uk/how-we-can-help-you/whats-calendar/2012-10/breast-cancer-support-day-swansea-0 for more information.

  • Forum Post: Re: Is the cold cap worth it and chemo questions

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    Posted 8 months ago
    Hi Jo, I am glad you found my post helpful. My hair is still looking good and is about shoulder length now! I am planning on having it cut and coloured soon at Tony & Guy as they have staff trained in hair care for cancer patients. I know it will be mega expensive, but your hair can be totally...
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