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

  Mr U 9 hours ago
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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 4 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 4 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 10 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 16 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 18 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 18 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. `

  Sierraoscar 19 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 25 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Just started EC Chemo

  Saturday 13th Jan day 10

  I started off before the birds again, this is getting be a bind. We even stayed up later lastnight, I made it till 1am before turning over and falling to sleep, and that's with no naps or anything since getting up yesterday morning. I'm like every re...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Friday 12 Jan Day 9 post first EC Last Filgrastim this session

  Well I have started this a bit earlier today, as woke early and decided to get up.  Hubby came home yesterday, and we went to go for a walk, but managed about 400 yards in total. He's done something to his knee and if he trys to walk on it i...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Thursday 11th January day 8 after first EC

  Well I had a really good night, only waking to the call of nature but I managed to get back off to sleep quite easily I eventually woke up at about six and just laid waiting for my husband to make me a cup of tea. Which he did around 7.30am. I notice...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  Disassociation, a blessing?

    Definition; The action of separating or disconnecting. A quick google tells me that there is a psychological condition called ‘Dissociation Disorder’. I am not going to delve into complex conditions about which I have no knowledge....

  Dignahtee over 2 years ago
• 

  Community News

  “Am I the only one awake?” Cancer and sleeplessness

  Have you been up in the early hours of the morning because of your cancer diagnosis? We often have members writing about their struggles with sleep. In this blog, we want to feature some of those discussions and highlight insightful experiences and wisdom shared.

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Is this my life now??

  Chemo after affects

  Hi there  I have had my second treatment. (Chemo) has anyone experienced bad aches & pains after their treatment? Lower back especially.  I have cervical cancer. Thanks x

  CKC over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Wednesday 10th January day 7 after EC infusion

  Well today I'm going to try and speak to my tablet because it's easier than typing. I didn't sleep too bad again last night after taking a Phenergan after my injection, I even managed to stay up until 9:00pm but only just yippee. Managed ...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Tuesday 9th January Day 6

  Well I slept loads better last night after taking a Phenagran at 7pm ish. I did still wake up but I didn't stay awake. It was stingy around my picc dressing where its been changed so much, twice on Thursday than again yesterday, feels a bit of a comb...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Horrible Cancer

  NHS

  Hi There, This is the worst nightmare that I have ever experienced. Right at this point I'm lying in bed knowing that in the morning I get up and call nhs111 to let them know that we are on our way to the royal infirmary as my partner has a reall...

  Rye over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  High Noon, again

    Welcome to part three. For ‘Lord of the Rings’ cognoscenti, this is ‘Return of the King’. Well, we will see…We left part two with the end of three months of chemotherapy on Thursday 7th December 2023. Where are w...

  Dignahtee over 2 years ago