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• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

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• 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.

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• Multiple Myeloma

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• Mumofcancer

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• One Step At A Time

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• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

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• 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. `

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• Pete's cancer blog

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Latest blog posts

• Just started EC Chemo

  Sunday 4th February, Day 4 post 3rd EC

  Well I had a better night sleep last night I did wake up at 2 o'clock o'clock 5 o'clock and 6 o'clock but I managed to stay in bed until 8.45 just dozing. It's the best night sleep I've had well I say best nights sleep I stayed in bed longer this is ...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Numb

  We decided to take a short break whilst I await my appointment for a liver MRI. The ongoing slew of consequences from my immunotherapy related adverse event have been taking their toll on me physically and mentally, and I felt a change of scenery mig...

  Coddfish over 2 years ago
• Yet another new side effect

  Oral thrush along with diarrhoea!

  I wasn't well on Thursday evening. I went to bed feeling sick with a headache. I suspected I had oral thrush because my tongue was very pale and the usual post EC chemotherapy taste was very different, everything tasted bitter and sour. On Friday...

  Jocasta over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Saturday 3rd February day 3, 3rd EC

  Well I actually didn't go to bed early lastnight as after my pills I seemed to wake up, I took a 10mg amitriptlyline thinking it would help with sleep. Went to bed at 12pm awake first 2.30am managed to get to sleep again but by 4.30 I was awake a...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Bladder Cancer Journey

  2nd TURBT

  Scheduled for 2nd TURBT for beginning of Feb 23. 1st TURBT revealed as G3PT1. No cancerous cells found in muscle sample of 1st TURBT, but second TURBT needed to confirm initial staging and determine treatment choices. Second TURBT done and easier tha...

  Leo1 over 2 years ago
• Bladder Cancer Journey

  Diagnosis and 1st treatment

  Saw blood in pee that came and went in October 2023. Saw GP, who suspected BC. Referral to consultant. Saw consultant 2 weeks later - nice chap - who confirmed tumour with the scope. 17 days later admitted for 1st TURBT. They removed about 5CM of tum...

  Leo1 over 2 years ago
• Kicking My Cancer's Arse

  My Cancer Diary - Part 1

  [originally published on 14 October 2023] Introduction When I put together some brief reflections on Preston recently, having moved out of the city last month, I half expected my next post to be about a new ‘cracking’ adventure...

  Phil42 over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Friday 2nd Febuary day 2 post 3rd EC

  Well today, I woke at 2am then dosed till 5.30 then finally got up at 6.30.  I have been feeling really tired this morning and a little sicky so I took a Metoclopramide. I had a tiny snooze for about 10 min. I have managed to eat a lovely roast ...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  Tough Days and Pantyliners

  Sorry to disappoint, this is not the best Country and Western song that you have yet to hear. It’s now day 21 of 35 of my chemo-radiotherapy treatment. And things are just a little different to my previous, rather jolly, entry on day 8. Well, q...

  Dignahtee over 2 years ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b

  1 Feb 2024 MRI results and chemo

  Been to see the oncologist for my results and shown my scans and they’ve reported that it has not changed this time. Next appointment is April syarting my lomustine chemo dose again tonight, with a little anti icky

  W J over 2 years ago