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• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 11 hours ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  W J 11 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 2 days ago
• Community News

  This is a place where you can read about everything that's happening on Macmillan's Community. From guest stories, to sharing awareness months, here is where you'll hear about all of the latest from Macmillan's Community.

  Lizzie - Online Community Team 2 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 14 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 16 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 16 days ago
• Warm your teaspoon

  Mrs of husband with bowel cancer - T3 N1 - chemo to be followed by radio then anterior bowel - depending what they find. Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine being the prescribed drugs. `

  Sierraoscar 18 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  13/8/2024

  MRI been done. And started my next chemo cycle the other day. Bit sick. And a bit tired. And grumpy ( who knows)  the mri has shown a new spot, so I will get a super mri at the Walton. On it goes

  W J over 2 years ago
• HER2 who knows

  I'm going flat (tissue expander result)

  Hi all, so, follow up appointment today. I walked into the room and the doctor was already clutching a file with available dates for surgery. She explained since the tissue expander still is not settling so we have to remove it, regarding reconstruct...

  Pichan over 2 years ago
• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

  Side Effects Between Cycles 2 and 3

  Cycle 3 tomorrow (14/08/24) and my summary of effects after Cycle 2 is: GENERAL - Mostly similar to effects after Cycle 1. Specifics and differences worth noting are: DAROLUTAMIDE - I started taking the regular dose (tablet form) the day after Cycle ...

  excavator over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  “Grief comes in waves”: Coping with the loss of a partner

  Community member and Macmillan volunteer Wee Me shares her personal experience with grief, loss and healing.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• A day at a time

  My thoughts

  The last few days have been hard in more ways than one. My frustration still rages about my hubby's misdiagnosis over a year ago, his unnecessary treatment which has now affected his body.  I kept saying I was convinced it was not Prostate with ...

  London Lass over 2 years ago
• A Newbie Journey

  Finding My Footing in a World Turned Upside Down

  Since my last post, I’ve been working hard to find some balance in my life. A life that has changed drastically since my Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) diagnosis. It’s been a challenging few weeks, but I’m slowly learning how to adj...

  Temi over 2 years ago
• HER2 who knows

  Tissue expander complications continue (rare)

  Hi all, Honestly not much of an update since my last post.  About two weeks ago I feared the tissue expander had become exposed under my plaster, it just felt different so I decided to check it... I removed the thick foam plaster and I THOUGHT I...

  Pichan over 2 years ago
• A Newbie Journey

  The Day Everything Changed

  I’ll never forget the moment my doctor told me I had cancer. The word "leukemia" hit me like a ton of bricks, and I felt like the ground had been pulled out from under me. My first thoughts were a mix of confusion, fear, and disbelief...

  Temi over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  A day in life as a Macmillan Telephone Buddy- Carol’s experience

  Carol, one of the Macmillan Buddy volunteers is sharing her experience and inviting us into a day as a Macmillan Buddy.

  Megan- Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• HER2 who knows

  Tissue expander - complications!

  Hi all, My last post was the 26th June and I had started my saline injections in to my tissue expander.  The plan was to go back two weeks later for the next one. Well that didn't happen. I was experiencing some pain which turned out to be a...

  Pichan over 2 years ago