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

  Mr U 5 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 21 hours ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Beesuit 1 day ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 1 day 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.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 3 days ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 4 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 13 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 20 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 22 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 23 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Cancer just messed with the wrong boobs!

  8 days post operation

  I'm now just over a week from my lumpectomy. Recovery is going ok, I just can't believe how tired I feel.  On Friday I saw my consultant and had my dressings and drain removed; it was so good to get rid of the drain - carrying it around was just...

  Jacala over 5 years ago
• The lull before the storm

  What a difference a few months makes!

  Reading back on my last post almost feels like reading about someone else, so much has happened since then!  (Bear with me - it gets better...) I started chemo in March and the plan was for me to have three x 3 weeks cycles of EC, followed by th...

  Former Member over 5 years ago
• 

  One Life Live It

  Surgery!

  I felt amazingly relaxed this morning as I hung around at home passing time until I had to leave for the hospital as I was scheduled into afternoon surgery.  My first visit of the day was to the breast clinic, to drop in a magseed - basically a ...

  Irishgirl16 over 5 years ago
• Sally's Cancer Treatment Journey

  Accumulative effects after Chemo Radiotherapy... the days after treatment ends and few tips I may have missed before.

  So this part of the blog will be added to as things occur, mostly chronologically. Remember, these are MY experiences and may be different to others. I hope this will help anyone with understanding what happens after treatment. I have also added a fe...

  Former Member over 5 years ago
• Community News

  Planned Online Community Maintenance - Tuesday 10th August, 6AM - 10AM

  Hi everyone,

  Due to some planned maintenance, the Online Community will enter a read-only mode tomorrow morning, Tuesday 10th August from 6:00am to 10:00am.

  This means that you will not be able to log in, post or reply on the Online Community during this time. You will still be able to read posts and blogs on the site.

  If you feel you need some support while the Online Community is unavailable, please remember our Support Line is here for you. Our teams are available 8am-8pm, 7 days a week by phone ...

  Moderator - Macmillan Community over 5 years ago
• Sally's Cancer Treatment Journey

  Week 6.5 and Beyond....

  Week 6.5 Day 1 Radiotherapy - Warning -- long post! So today, its a bit of a different day. As my 'home hospital' is Kettering but my treatment has been in Northampton (No radiotherapy available in Kettering) I need to go to Kettering to get my blood...

  Former Member over 5 years ago
• How Cancer Cells Misbehave

  How cancer cells misbehave and differ from normal cells in our body

  I have always wondered why and how cancer cells develop inside our bodies and cause so much havoc and heartache. This easy little video explains in the best way I've ever seen.  I remember saying in frustration to my Breast Surgeon when she told...

  Venicelagoon over 5 years ago
• Well, I didn’t expect that!

  My next meltdown

  Having spent the weekend letting what I’d learnt from the consultation sink in and armed with a list of questions, I rang the Urology nurse on Monday morning and left a message on the answerphone for them to ring me. Luckily the nurse that rang...

  Former Member over 5 years ago
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  One Life Live It

  Phesgo Injection

  With chemo complete I now move onto the next stage, 12 cycles of Phesgo, given by subcutaneous (I had to look that up in Mr Google) injection.  Isn't it funny, in former times I'd have said I had to look it up in the dictionary, now I re...

  Irishgirl16 over 5 years ago
• Well, I didn’t expect that!

  Consultation Day - Part 2

  A very delayed update I’m afraid. This rollercoaster certainly sweeps you up and barely gives you time to catch your breath before plunging you to the depths again. Anyway, my daughter and I headed off to the consultation armed with a face...

  Former Member over 5 years ago