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• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

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• My Mengioma Brain Tumour Story

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• My BCG Therapy

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• Pedalling through this journey

  Former Member 8 days ago

Latest blog posts

• LinnM's blog

  In shock

  JUst been told I have a cavity in my right lung. Have to go for cat scan scan on tues and then have hospital appointment on wed so it looks like its being taken seriously. Am absolutely terrified and don't know how to deal with this!

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• nanaboo's blog

  Hosp Appt changed plus a question .

  We are now going to the hosp on Monday for hubby to have his bone marrow test done .They have rung as they needed to change the appt we were going on Tues. My daughter in law has said her brother had to report he had Hodgkin to the DVLA and Ins company does anyone know if this has to be done ..

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• Unkysheep's blog

  Melanoma of the Neck

  Back in December 08 i found a lump in my neck. I went to doctors and he examained me as I initially thought it was mumps. (I wish it was now) Gave me a week of penicillin as they thought it was an infection in my lymph nodes. After a week of tablets it had not gone down any, so they referred me for a biopsy. I went on the 30th December and in January I got my results to say there were malignent cells from the biopsy. They gave me a choice of three but after an MRI scan they opted for Salivary...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• m30's blog

  why her?x

  hi all this is all new to me and its my first time i really am not sure how to go about things but hey heres my short story..i am thirty years old and i have a young son age 6 and a loving long term boyfriend whom i have been with for thirteen years..my nanna wa recently diagnosed with secondary liver cancer which has spread from the liver to the gall bladder..this came as a real shock to the family as she has always been so fit and healthy never smoked drank etc she always ran around after everyone...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• colswife's blog

  Our history so far

  It all started in Nov 2003 when my husband was admitted to hospital and they discovered he had a 5cm mass in his right kidney. Within 3 weeks he had had a Radical Nephrectomy (removal of kidney) and it turned out that he had "Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma". As far as we knew all the cancer cells were contained within the kidney and they were 90% sure that none had escaped, so no further treatment was recommended, apart from regular scans. That was until in Jan 2007, when at a 5cm mass was discovered...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• Cella's blog

  Feeling sad

  Third round of chemo is over and last night was rough...woke up with a headache and feeling quite alot of nausea...awful. I took meds and feel better now. My breathing is pretty good, kinda. Had my weekly thoracentesis. They hurt. Honey isn't coping very well and I am seeing things more clearly these days that I haven't been wanting to see before. And I am sad about it. I don't think we are going to be together in the long run. I have to do things slowly. I have so much to think about...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• nanaboo's blog

  At the bottom of the ladder

  Hi all next week hubby is to have a bone marrow test then on Thurs is his first chemo day .The following Mon he has a appt for a lung function test . He did not have a brilliant night last night ( i did not really either ) so he slept in till 11am today. I had gone out to run a local toddler group so left him sleeping.Must say did not think he would sleep that long.

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• mumonamissiontoday's blog

  Me MumX

  Heres my story, I am 36yrs old and have 3 children, 2 boys, 1 girl, 16ys,12yrs,8yrs. God i love themx I have 2 sisters, who both live 5 mins from me. I have1 adorable nephew,xlove him toox. x I am a homemaker as they like to call us nowadays...! My mum and dad live up the road. Well my mum has been diagnosed with SCLC. Its early days for all of us. I would really appreciate some words of hope. It all seems very doom and gloom. Mum has just had her second lot of chemo last week. I go to see her...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• ilovehersomuch's blog

  How Quick?

  My sister called today to tell me that the district nurse had been to visit mum today and she had called the doctor out due to the pain. The doctor then wanted to put mum on a drip. My dad refused as mum has a hospital appointment tomorrow. Apprently mum has not been very lucid today and she is very confused. I am worried as tomorrow I am taking her to the chemo clinic for a visit as she is due to start chemo, this is to prolong the enevitable not to cure. The tumor is 4 half inches in the...

  Former Member over 17 years ago
• midgex2's blog

  could it be cancer

  hello all im new to this site but am worried at min i went to docs a few month ago with a swelling and lump under my chin he looked did not feel it said oh thats part of your neck but i knew it was not now i found a lump on my breast could they be related also ever since the swelling lump under chin i have had a sore mouth so much so that can only eat soft foods and can not wear my dentures both my parents died cancer and im scared to say anything to my husband kids i have booked a mammagram because...

  Former Member over 17 years ago