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• One Step At A Time

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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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• 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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Latest blog posts

• Shaka For Life

  GP Visits

  On my first visit to my GP,  in the autumn of 2023. I explained my symptoms. He ordered a round of blood tests. In the following weeks, I discovered I had high cholesterol. Everything else was normal.  At this point, I became convinced that...

  Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago
• Shaka For Life

  One Week Since First Chemotherapy

  It's June 25th 2024. It is 1 week since I had my first round of chemotherapy,  only 15 to go. I am relaxing at home,  currently taking a health sabbatical from my work as a self-employed Counsellor/Psychotherapist. Or as I told my clie...

  Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago
• My Journey on Paclitaxel

  25th & 26th June 1st & 2nd Radiotherapy session

  Yesterday I had my first radiotherapy session, I was given the sexy gown to change into. I went in on time and after a few minutes they had me aligned ready to start. All went well and I had no problems with the breath holding. Everything was finishe...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• HER2 who knows

  Saline injection

  Just as I thought I was getting into this blogging thing... I realised my two recent entries have not posted for whatever reason!So that means you've missed out on the mastectomy story and how I was feeling so low yesterday , spoilers; it got pre...

  Pichan over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Days 22-24

  Not too bad- slept a lot. Morning and afternoon naps. Useless after 8pm. Quite weak when I walk but did a small walk with the dogs every day. No pain and not unwell though.  Physiologically feeling near the end of the radio sessions, so this fee...

  Act over 2 years ago
• HER2 who knows

  The Who, Where and Why

  The Who: I'm 35 years old. I'm from the North of England. I moved to Japan in 2017 and been here ever since. Where:  In December last year I was diagnosed with HER2 breast cancer in my left breast.  The doctors assumed I'd want ...

  Pichan over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Cervical Screening Awareness Week - how the Online Community can help

  Find out more about Macmillan's information around Cervical Screening Awareness Week and how you can find support from the Online Community

  Steph - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• My Prostate Cancers Last Stand

  In the beginning BC (Before Cancer)

  Before I start this first chapter I just want to say this, at 57 years & 9 months old, this is my first ever blog, not a subject I perhaps would have chosen to write about, but here I am, writing about me and my prostate cancer journey. As I go t...

  JohnyBoy over 2 years ago
• Chemo/Radio With Cysplatin 3 weekly. For Womb cancer.

  Day 21

  New Cisplatin (chemo) All ran to time and  no issues with the drip. Radio took an hour but went through quickly once I'd gone to sub wait area. Felt awful nausea and headache rest of day - in bed - not nice probably the worse I've felt. ...

  Act over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Super Surgeons- A Chance at Life

  Did you watch series one of Super Surgeons on Channel 4? If so, you may be interested to hear that series two airs tonight on Channel 4 at 9pm.

  Megan- Online Community Team over 2 years ago