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

  Mr U 17 hours ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 5 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

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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.

  Megan- Online Community Team 8 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 12 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 13 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 14 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. `

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• Pete's cancer blog

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Latest blog posts

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  Community News

  Lights! Camera! Action! Steph & Emma's Secret London Trip

  Earlier in March, Steph and Emma from the Community team took part in an exciting top-secret Macmillan TV project! Here's Steph to share our experience.

  Steph - Online Community Team 5 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 345: This month is the longest.

  Post 345: This month is the longest. When will this month ever end? It seems to be going on forever. I’m not wishing my life away, but when will April appear? I’m feeling fine this morning, and the shower is inviting, so I set myself up...

  Mr U 5 months ago
• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

  Fifth 12 week review

  Telephone call from my CNS this morning, all blood test results good and my PSA remains undetectable.  The only chemo side effects still remaining are sore fingers which definitely look like being permanent now. Otherwise I continue to have the ...

  excavator 5 months ago
• AML Second Stem Cell Transplant

  Admission and first couple of days

  I was required to come into the Clinic for a pre admission Blood test early on 24th March followed by insertion of a Hickman line later that morning in the Vascular Clinic. This was not something I was  looking forward to as two years ago the pr...

  Alron 5 months ago
• AML Second Stem Cell Transplant

  Lead up to Second Transplant

  One drawback of this Chemo treatment was cost, the NHS will only allow Venetoclax to be used free for a first transplant with any further treatments to be paid for and it not a small amount (details can be found in the NICE guidelines for medicine co...

  Alron 5 months ago
• AML Second Stem Cell Transplant

  First Transplant Recovery and Failure

  After my first transplant I was discharged earlier than I thought I would be on June 7th 2024, it was good to be home but unnerving as it felt that I was no longer in the safe enviroment of the hospital and access to all the expertise I had experienc...

  Alron 5 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 344: I should have some Oramorph more often.

  Post 344: I should have some Oramorph more often. Eggs are the focus as Easter nears. Waistbands that have been tightened since the New Year resolutions are now sorely tempted and slackened by the chocolate bunnies and thick, crunchy eggs on offer r...

  Mr U 5 months ago
• AML Second Stem Cell Transplant

  Chemotherapy and slow recovery.

  From September onwards I was on 5/2 Chemotherapy (five days on two off and two back on) Azacitdine and 14 days Venetoclax running together with then two weeks rest then another round of chemo to be repeated for the next few months. I was also recover...

  Alron 5 months ago
• AML Second Stem Cell Transplant

  Background to my story

  Hi, my name is Alan and I would like to share my AML story including two stem cell transplants so that  others might find out some information to help on their Cancer journey. I will be writing this in almost real time as I am just starting my s...

  Alron 5 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 343: Lost the hour, lost the plot.

  Post 343: Lost the hour, lost the plot. Our youngest son’s arrival was indeed a welcome one, but without his fiancée or the huge pup Byron, it was not going to be a big family meet-up. However, as I opened the door to him and he stepped...

  Mr U 5 months ago