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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.

  Lizzie - Online Community Team 3 days ago
• 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

• Confused and conflicted

  The beginning and the end.

  Before I write anything else I just want to say I don't really know if anyone will read this, which is okay because it may not make much sense. But I really just wanted to find a place to put my thoughts and feelings in a safe hopefully understan...

  Asheran over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Wednesday 17th day 14 post first EC

  Well yesterday, someone said to me about downloading some talking books for when I wake up in the night time. I downloaded a relaxation session plus a couple books too. It was so hard finding something who's voice wasn't going to iritate me w...

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

  Immunotherapy induced neuritis

  Another blog entry, another ‘itis’. Not sure how many more I can collect since that lovely time in mid September when my immune system went on the rampage against everything no longer hidden behind the PD-1/PD-L1 invisibility cloak, thank...

  Coddfish over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Tuesday 16th January day 13

  Well they say that 13 is unlucky for some, well I was awake at about 4.30 again, I tried reading my kindle without disturbing the wart hog that was laying next to me, I was totally unsuccessful as I accidentally knocked a tin of mints over that was s...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Monday 15th January day 12

  I decided to have a nice shower and wash my hair lastnight, before I went to bed. What a struggle that is! It takes both my husbands hands and my one hand to get the Limbo on my arm. Then I am walking around the room making robot sounds lifting my ar...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Being kind to yourself on Blue Monday

  Come and tell us what you do to improve your mood. All the tips shared may help someone be a little kinder to themselves today or help turn someone’s day around.

  Megan- Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Triple positive breast cancer stage 1 grade 2

  15th January 2024 first round of taxol - allergic reaction

  Fast forward now to last Wednesday my first round of paclitaxel and herceptin. My regime is Paclitaxel every week for 12 weeks and herceptin every 3 weeks for a year then radiotherapy. I arrive at the chemotherapy suite feeling very anxious, it&rsquo...

  Keeping smiling over 2 years ago
• Triple positive breast cancer stage 1 grade 2

  14th January 2024

  I was diagnosed with my breast cancer on 27th September 2023 after having my very first routine mammogram at the end of August 2023. I was recalled and asked to come back for further investigations which was a 3D mammogram followed by 3 biopsies as t...

  Keeping smiling over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Sunday 14th January day 11

  Happy Sunday everyone. I hope you're all doing well.  I had a fairly good sleep lastnight, I'm not sure if it's just me but I have some very strange dreams since all this chemo journey started, lastnights dream was to do with losing my hair, whi...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Saturday 13th Jan day 10

  I started off before the birds again, this is getting be a bind. We even stayed up later lastnight, I made it till 1am before turning over and falling to sleep, and that's with no naps or anything since getting up yesterday morning. I'm like every re...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago