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

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• Living with Desdemona

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• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

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• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 2 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.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 4 days ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 5 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 14 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 20 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

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Latest blog posts

• Bladder Cancer Journey

  2nd TURBT

  Scheduled for 2nd TURBT for beginning of Feb 23. 1st TURBT revealed as G3PT1. No cancerous cells found in muscle sample of 1st TURBT, but second TURBT needed to confirm initial staging and determine treatment choices. Second TURBT done and easier tha...

  Leo1 over 2 years ago
• Bladder Cancer Journey

  Diagnosis and 1st treatment

  Saw blood in pee that came and went in October 2023. Saw GP, who suspected BC. Referral to consultant. Saw consultant 2 weeks later - nice chap - who confirmed tumour with the scope. 17 days later admitted for 1st TURBT. They removed about 5CM of tum...

  Leo1 over 2 years ago
• Kicking My Cancer's Arse

  My Cancer Diary - Part 1

  [originally published on 14 October 2023] Introduction When I put together some brief reflections on Preston recently, having moved out of the city last month, I half expected my next post to be about a new ‘cracking’ adventure...

  Phil42 over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Friday 2nd Febuary day 2 post 3rd EC

  Well today, I woke at 2am then dosed till 5.30 then finally got up at 6.30.  I have been feeling really tired this morning and a little sicky so I took a Metoclopramide. I had a tiny snooze for about 10 min. I have managed to eat a lovely roast ...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  Tough Days and Pantyliners

  Sorry to disappoint, this is not the best Country and Western song that you have yet to hear. It’s now day 21 of 35 of my chemo-radiotherapy treatment. And things are just a little different to my previous, rather jolly, entry on day 8. Well, q...

  Dignahtee over 2 years ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  1 Feb 2024 MRI results and chemo

  Been to see the oncologist for my results and shown my scans and they’ve reported that it has not changed this time. Next appointment is April syarting my lomustine chemo dose again tonight, with a little anti icky

  W J over 2 years ago
• My first outdoor walk

  Not a walk in the park

  I had a visit from a physiotherapist yesterday as I've peripheral neuropathy in my feet and wanted advice on what exercise I can do. She gave me some simple exercises to do: standing on one foot, walking up and down the bottom step and sitting on a y...

  Jocasta over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Thursday February 1st Day 1 Start of 3rd EC

  Had a good night's sleep again so ready for my 3rd EC at 2pm. I have had some toast for breakfast and several cups of decaf tea, and a banana. That should keep me going until its time for dinner after chemo. I arrived early just after 12.30 as I forg...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• New to group

  Recall from personal referral following 5 years free after lumpectomy

  Lumpectomy in 2017, scanned for 5 years all clear, advised to refer myself after 2 years &, have just received recall from that mammogram - no symptoms but advised mammogram unclear - beside myself with worry although GP thinks based on my histor...

  Nellie1524 over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  If I could go back to the day of my cancer diagnosis

  As we approached the end of 2023, we posed some questions to the Online Community, inviting members to reflect on the day of their diagnosis. Community members replied with some profound insights and reflections. This blog highlights some of those responses.

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 2 years ago