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  W J 19 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 23 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 3 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 3 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 9 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 16 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 17 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 18 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 19 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 24 days ago

Latest blog posts

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  Community News

  Exercise and cancer: Questions and Advice from the Online Community

  Physical activity plays a crucial role in the lives of those affected by cancer. In this blog, we’ll highlight some of the questions asked and advice given in our Online Community.

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Chemo Diary

  24) Second Zometa Infusion

  I was dreading this as my veins did not hold up well during chemo! It took 3 people to find a vein but we got there in the end. The infusion itself was fine and I have been really lucky not to have had any side effects really (so far).  I can fo...

  Meanegg over 2 years ago
• Rollercoast terminal diagnoses

  Terminal kidney cancer with met in hip

  All happened so quickly, after a recent fall my mum started making good recovery then started declining, an xray was done to which we hadn't got to the bottom, the initial report said suspected infection which was sent to orthopedics. My mum was ...

  Louisa123 over 2 years ago
• Orchidechtomy on the NHS

  My experience of testicle removal NHS North Tees Hospital

  I was called on Monday asking me if I would have my testicle removed on Wednesday which was yesterday. I arrived at 12 but I was last on the list and didnt go in for surgery until 5. You are on your own in your own room and are seen by a nurse who lo...

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

  First sighting of dry land

  Six weeks into my immunotherapy related adverse event, I can see a path to dry land.  Kidney function is gradually improving. My creatinine is down to less than 1.5 x my baseline and the medical team still think I have further recovery potential...

  Coddfish over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Rhod Gilbert: A Pain in the Neck – a powerful Head and Neck Cancer documentary on Channel4.com

  Welsh stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert shares his head and neck cancer story in this unflinching and emotional Channel 4 documentary. Did you watch it? What did you think?

  Matthew - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  High Noon

   High Noon This marks the end of 3 months of tests and consultations and the end of part one of my journaling of my life with cancer. It’s a bit of a tear jerker…. The classic 1952 western has a memorable theme featuring the line &...

  Dignahtee over 2 years ago
• Beginning of climbing the mountain (Chemotherapy Treatment for HER 2 Negative)

  Day 2

  Morning wirriors Well I slept so well! I really didn’t think I would.  Keeping on top of my anti sickness tabs as I have a phobia of sickness.  As expected, Chemo sent my diabetes into heywire. Luckily I came home from the hospital we...

  Neoza over 2 years ago
• Beginning of climbing the mountain (Chemotherapy Treatment for HER 2 Negative)

  Counting down

  The first shot of chemo treatment wend down on ok this morning. Still feeling ok; early days I know.  Not feeling or being sick! That’s my phobia so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.  I was surprised th quickly everything was don...

  Neoza over 2 years ago
• Peter's Blog

  June Through To Scan Results October 2023

  Much like my last entry as this covers another good few months I have split it into sections again to try and cover how I have been feeling, how treatment has been going and how I’ve been trying to get out and do things. So go grab a tipple of ...

  HawkeyeBrown over 2 years ago