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  • Forum Post: Dad Diagnosed 26-3-13

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    Posted 11 hours ago
    Hi All My Dad was diagnosed with 'stomach cancer' in March this year. I have been with him to hospital and GP appointments, been there when the community nurse and hospice nurse have been to see him. Since his initial endoscopy and CT scan which were taken in the 2 weeks before the consultant...

  • Forum Post: information and diagnoses from the doctors

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    Posted 5 days ago
    hello, i was wondering if anyone got any paper work or details about there diagnoses after they was diagnosed. i had a long convo with my doc when he told me but i only remember bits and pieces (think i was trying to hide from it all) so i thought i might get a letter or something in writing with...

  • Forum Post: Oesophageal cancer- grandma diagnosed 4 months ago

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    Posted 6 days ago
    Hi all, I'm just trying to get a bit more information, my grandma was diagnosed with OC about 4 months ago but has suddenly gone down hill, she's very weak, now in bed, only gets up with assistance from my mum to bath or go to the toilet, she can't swallow well, she starts wrenching and throwing...

  • Blog Post: Your chance to have your say in the new NHS landscape

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    Posted 9 days ago
    The recent reforms to the NHS in England are some of the biggest in history. You could hardly have missed the debate, but working out what it means for people using health services can be a little more difficult. That’s more than can be covered in one blog – but one of the biggest changes...

  • Blog Post: Patient experience – what does it mean to you?

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    Posted 16 days ago
    Following the shocking failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust , the Government has promised to put ‘the experience of patients at the centre of what the NHS does and the way in which its success is judged.’ But what does this really mean? And what do you think is a good patient experience...

  • Forum Post: Re: Bladder Cancer and Travel Insurance

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    Posted 17 days ago
    Hi, I've had 5 TURBTs over the last 15 months and G2 cancer. I've just booked a holiday in Turkey (11 days), the only company that would quote for me and cover me for my illness was Lattitude. They ask for all the relevant details. BUT ouch! £300 for an 11 day holiday! As its outside...

  • Forum Post: Breast Cancer Help

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    Posted 19 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...

  • Blog Post: The journey starts here

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    Posted 23 days ago
    My 16 week journey using Aldara cream for the treatment of VIN3 starts here. It is 3 days since I got my diagnosis, and tonight will be my 2nd application of the cream.

  • Forum Post: I find this so hard to accept:(

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    Posted 27 days ago
    Nearly seven weeks without you grandma:( I can't and don't want to believe it. The things we did together I will never forget as a 16 year old girl sat here having to write this it isn't fair cancer isn't fair I just want my funny giggly grandma back took at such a young age 65 man,...

  • Forum Post: Come and join Macmillan's Bristol Buddies team

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    Posted 27 days ago
    Hello, I sent around an ad a month or so ago, as I was looking for some volunteers to help co-ordinate Macmillan's Bristol Buddies service. Well good news is that I nearly have a full team of co-ordinators. If anyone is still interested, then have a look at the advert on the Macmillan website...

  • Forum Post: Re: new to all this

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    Posted 29 days ago
    It's a massive shock when you first realise that you've got cancer and that shock can take many months to get over. My tale, so far, could be cause for optimism. I'm a 60 year old male in the UK. About 15 months ago, following three months of investigations around a general persistant...

  • Blog Post: Cancer’s hidden price tag

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    Posted 1 month ago
    Cancer is one of the most challenging fights a person can face. What people don’t often realise is that at this difficult time cancer patients can also struggle financially. Macmillan's campaigns team tells us more. We’d like to tell you about Mario. Mario was running an...

  • Blog Post: Nearly 6 weeks

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    Posted 1 month ago
    So it's been nearly 6 weeks since you've been gone grandma:( I've never ever felt so alone I feel empty my inspiration and idol was took so suddenly! Life's so short and I've seen how fast someone can be took away from me, from being told you had months to live to you being gone...

  • Forum Post: Re: Are these emotions normal?

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    Posted 1 month ago
    I was 11 years old when I began caring for my father, sprinkling baby powder on his sheets to reduce chafing and sores, rubbing his body with rubbing alcohol to help prevent bed sores. My mother was abusive- and beat us-a run around-- My brother and I prayed that God would heal my father, we prayed...

  • Forum Post: Chemo pain...

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    Posted 1 month ago
    Hello all, I am 4 mnths post treatment and started having all over body pain about a month ago!! I went to my onco and he said it was chemo pain! Still having pretty bad fatigue and problems eating. Just wondering if anyone else is having these issues so long after treatment. Was working but now can't...

  • Forum Post: Losing my beloved Grandma

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    Posted 1 month ago
    Hi there, I've not posted on here before, so here goes. I think I just need to get it all out. I'm 23, and my beautiful 76-year-old Grandmother is dying from skin cancer. She's only got days left and I can't get my head around it. It's all happened way too fast. It all...

  • 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...

  • Blog Post: New health changes from 1st April 2013

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    Posted 1 month ago
    This week sees the new NHS come into force, and represents the biggest shake up of the NHS in its 60 year history. NHS England will now be responsible for running the system, and Macmillan Cancer Support will be asking them to agree to Continue the Cancer Patient Experience Survey every year...

  • Blog Post: 4th March 2013

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    Posted 2 months ago
    Phew, the weeks are still whizzing by! I had chemo number 5 last Friday and thankfully the cannular went in first time, so no tears or shaking from me for a change. I told my youngest daughter, that my appointment was an hour later than it was as I didn't want her to witness the distress I get...

  • Blog Post: Cancer patients could suffer from benefit changes

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    Posted 2 months ago
    While the Welfare Reform Act may have been passed last year, Macmillan’s campaign to ‘put the fair into welfare’ continues. As reported in The Guardian , the Welfare Benefits Up-Rating Bill could penalise cancer patients by stopping benefits rising with inflation. If the...

  • 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...

  • Blog Post: Cancer myths debunked

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    Posted 3 months ago
    Do you know your cancer fact from your fiction? Do you find that the people around you have misconceptions about cancer? Today is World Cancer Day , and this year, the theme is myths about cancer. At Macmillan, we know how important it is for everyone affected by cancer to be able to get clear...

  • Blog Post: More information on breast screening

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    Posted 3 months ago
    Breast screening: truths, harms and costs There was some choice reading in the bmj recently: ‘Editor’s Choice – Breast screening controversy continues’ Fiona Godlee , editor, ( BMJ 2013;346:f477) in which she flags up calls for more honest information on the harms of screening...

  • Blog Post: 2013 - and stable

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    Posted 3 months ago
    Sorry about the gap between posts . Where was I? Part-way through a course of chemotherapy for CUP (cancer of unknown primary) in chest and throat lymph nodes ... and I suddenly realised it's been four months of treatment, and a right drag at that. I think I've been fortunate. I've had a...
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