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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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• One Step At A Time

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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

• Grant’s prostrate cancer Chemo blog

  My story up to my chemo beginning to give you the background.

  15/03/24 - I was 56 years old, now just turned 57. I was called in for my old man cholesterol and blood tests. Reluctantly I went to the docs. During the chat. I mentioned that my Dad had prostrate cancer whether the same age as me. It had been cured...

  Grantyo12 over 2 years ago
• Anniversary

  An adventure

  Its June 2024, two years since my routine blood test. Two years after my PSA had increased. In those 2 years I have had treatment for 5 different primary cancers. I’m alive, relatively well and strong, and starting to realize that maybe I&rsqu...

  Pobby over 2 years ago
• Shaka For Life

  Diagnosis- It's for real

  On 15th Feb 2024, I met with my consultant breast surgeon and clinical nurse specialist for the first time. My sister was with me. When I'd told her about my biopsy the week before, she had vowed to be with me, every step of the way. The surgeon ...

  Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago
• Shaka For Life

  The Scan and Biopsy

  On the day of my follow up appointment. I planned to go alone. There was a lot of activity. A repeat mammogram. A scan and then biopsy followed by a further mammogram to check the marker clip was positioned correctly. It all felt very production-line...

  Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago
• Shaka For Life

  The Mammogram and the Recall

  My mammogram appointment took place on 24th January 2024 It was 3.5yrs since my last mammogram. It turns out that in all the upheaval of the previous year, I had missed the invitation in Jan 2023... One week later, on Feb 1st 2024. I received the let...

  Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago
• 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