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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">My Journey So Far</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2026-03-10T10:12:19Z</updated><entry><title>Side effects from chemo horrific</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/posts/side-effects-from-chemo-horrific" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/posts/side-effects-from-chemo-horrific</id><published>2026-03-15T06:59:43Z</published><updated>2026-03-15T06:59:43Z</updated><content type="html">Hi there,
i was diagnosed in December 2025 HER2+ in right breast. Started chemo on 31st Dec. The side effects have been so bad that by number 3 they have reduced the dose by 20%. Although this helped with nausea the diarrhea has been relentless. The ...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/posts/side-effects-from-chemo-horrific"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=723078&amp;AppID=42919&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Queenie</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/cdf5085bf52a405286ecc55225b01597</uri></author><category term="side effects" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/side%2beffects" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /></entry><entry><title>I Knew Something Wasn't Right</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/posts/i-knew-something-wasn-t-right" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/posts/i-knew-something-wasn-t-right</id><published>2026-03-10T10:12:19Z</published><updated>2026-03-10T10:12:19Z</updated><content type="html">&amp;ldquo;I Knew Something Wasn&amp;rsquo;t Right&amp;rdquo;

I wasn&amp;rsquo;t expecting to hear the word cancer. Not at 36.
When the consultant said, &amp;ldquo;It&amp;rsquo;s high-grade DCIS,&amp;rdquo; I nodded as if I understood. Inside, my mind was scrambling. I&amp;rsquo;d...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/posts/i-knew-something-wasn-t-right"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=723067&amp;AppID=42919&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Fran89s</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/b83bd60215e043aea9a396b33bb87a8a</uri></author><category term="lumpectomy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/lumpectomy" /><category term="blood tests" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/blood%2btests" /><category term="advocate" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/advocate" /><category term="uncertainty" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/uncertainty" /><category term="Hospital" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/Hospital" /><category term="biopsy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/biopsy" /><category term="Ductal carcinoma in situ" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/Ductal%2bcarcinoma%2bin%2bsitu" /><category term="pathology" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/pathology" /><category term="anxiety" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/anxiety" /><category term="Nipple" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/Nipple" /><category term="mammogram" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-journey-so-far/archive/tags/mammogram" /></entry></feed>