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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 3 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.

  Lizzie - Online Community Team 3 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 9 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 15 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 17 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 17 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

• The tonsils have to go!

  Fitter happier

  I can’t believe it’s been three months since I finished radiotherapy. Three months of not having to trudge into hospital and three months of getting back to something that almost feels like normal. Thing is I’m not sure what normal ...

  Coxey over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Life after cancer: Navigating unique challenges with people who understand

  On the 2nd of June, Cancer Survivors Day invited us to celebrate life and raise awareness and support for people living after cancer. In this blog, we'll focus on our "Life after cancer forum" and provide links to resources and helpful contacts to help navigate the unique challenges that come with living after cancer.

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

  The Tests, Diagnosis, Treatment Options & Decisions

  Between late January 2024 and late April 2024 I had one MRI scan and one PSMA PET scan. Consultant appointment on 9/5/24 when it was confirmed the PSMA PET showed cancer in iliac chain lymph nodes in the pelvis. This means the dreaded "not curable bu...

  excavator over 2 years ago
• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

  The Beginning

  I completed HT and radiotherapy for PCA in 2016 and went onto routine 6 monthly then 12 monthly PSA blood tests. PSA in January 2022 was 0.57 which increased at a steady rate to 2.07 by January 2024 - not meteoric by any means, but took me over 2.0 f...

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

  Day 8

  A tired day.  Walked the dogs , pottered a bit including a few email bits. Then slept- well took a while to nod off. I couldn't get warm. My temperature was ok. But I felt cold. So wrapped up in dressing gowns and managed to sleep. Woke feel...

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

  Day 7

  Started well, felt the best I have so far. Walked dogs, ate breakfast (eggs on toast) and tidied up. Went for outdoors coffee with friends which was nice and a good chat .  A fuzzy headache started and unfortunately wouldn't shift for the re...

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

  Day 6

  Another good nights sleep so feeling better again today. Walked the dogs (twice) and did some light cleaning. Gave my daughter a lift.  Cooked tea. Watered the garden. So functioning but not at full pelt. Some nausea so took a tablet in the morn...

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

  Day 5

  A good nights sleep last night thank goodness. Nausea still there, still taking tablets. Managing to eat . Pooing every day - feels less bunged up now. Shaky and wobbly feeling. And my throat at times feels tight - this could be panic attacks kind of...

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

  Day 4

  No steroids. And an awful nights sleep - hot / cold / hot  cold. Only 3 hours sleep according to fitbit. So nausea was still there- kept taking the Metoclopramide. Nausea was always there but I could eat. I will ask for stronger anti nausea for ...

  Act over 2 years ago
• THANK YOU MACMILLAN

  WITHOUT YOU WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON OUR OWN.

  I would like to say a special thank you just for being there. Without you me and my beloved Christine would have struggled with a lot of things. You were there when we needed someone most. And I really can not thank you enough. Even though my love Ch...

  DaiChris over 2 years ago