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

  Mr U 2 hours ago
• Looking after Mr. B

  Miranda t 2 hours ago
• Wittering away...

  Rowan8a3264 10 hours ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Beesuit 20 hours ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  A cautionary tale of personal experience and common misconception

  dolphin99 1 day ago
• My BCG Therapy

  Aurelius 1 day ago
• Pedalling through this journey

  Former Member 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.

  Matthew - Online Community Team 5 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 5 days ago
• Slightly Inconvenienced by Prostate Cancer

  Lemsip 11 days ago

Latest blog posts

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

  Post 547: Back ache has risen to the neck, oh hell.

  Post 547: Back ache has risen to the neck, oh hell. With the back ache becoming a real nuisance now it only gone and moved to my neck, the right side of my neck in particular which is gruesome. I definitely couldn’t drive today and as for the...

  Mr U 5 days ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering on

   A short wait until meds this morning and I am now beginning to believe there has been an improvement in my back, as well as an improvement in management so feeling chipper about this. Very wet here yesterday. Storm Boelo due mid-morning so the ...

  Rowan8a3264 5 days ago
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  Community News

  Taking a break from thinking about cancer

  Thinking about cancer can be exhausting. In this blog, we discover Online Community spaces where you can take a break and enjoy chatting about something else.

  Matthew - Online Community Team 5 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Chapter 30 — On To The Next Step

  I took my last methylprednisolone tablet on the 8th of October. I’d been waiting for that moment for months. And then it arrived, and I was still tired, and nothing felt immediately different, and the anticlimax was almost impressive in its com...

  Phild26 5 days ago
• "It's Only Skin Cancer"

  Efudix

  I think that Efudix, the chemotherapy in a tube, isn't as readily available nowadays as it was in 2022. In their letter giving me my diagnosis, the bots had mentioned the treatment was going to hurt and I needed to keep going for four weeks. Apar...

  dolphin99 6 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 546: To hop on or hop off that’s the question - part 2

  Post 546: To hop on or hop off that’s the question - part 2. The shoes I’m wearing to the oncology appointment are feeling fine today, it’s a good way to be but I have the willies about what will show up on the bone scans. I’...

  Mr U 6 days ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering on

  The wait for meds was not so bad today and neither was the whole 'getting out of bed and getting to the loo' first thing. The pain has been less and the meds have for pain and nausea have kicked in, I'm feeling more comfy  than I hav...

  Rowan8a3264 6 days ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering on

  So we cancelled the visit, this was mainly due to the weather, it looks set to be awful here, so best for everyone to be in their own homes. Pulled the plug this morning so we all know what we are doing. We all bawled a bit and there were choice word...

  Rowan8a3264 6 days ago
• Wittering away...

  wittering away

  Had a good vent first thing and felt better for it. Now medded up, so comfy sitting up, not feeling sick, have snacked and  am having a coffee. The codeine has kicked and I feel a little high. Not too much, it is pleasant, plus the relief of the...

  Rowan8a3264 7 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 545: Rest day before the oncology appointment.

  Post 545: Rest day before the oncology appointment. Nothing to do all day today but rest and watch tv, so that’s what happened. I wish I could say the new Duloxatine pills were doing something but they need a bit more time and I’ll doub...

  Mr U 7 days ago