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

  Mr U 20 hours 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.

  Dylan - Online Community Team 1 day ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 2 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 5 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 11 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 18 days ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 19 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 20 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 21 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Peterb 26 days ago

Latest blog posts

• Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy

  Second Chemo

  Second chemo visit 24th July 2024. First the good news. Pre-treatment blood test shows improvement in PSA from 1.22 (on 01/07/24) to 0.54 (on 22/07/24). Definitely going in the right direction. Started Dexamethosone steroids day before, to take for 3...

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

  Side Effects Between Cycle 1 and Cycle 2

  I thought now the best time to summarise side effects during Cycle 1 - period 3rd July 2024 (Day 1) and 23rd Jly 2024 (Day 21). GENERAL: 1. GENERAL FEELING THROUGHOUT - Days 1 & 2 mainly OK, Days 3 to 8 things generally deteriorated. Some issues ...

  excavator over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast (directors cut)

  Well, no kippers, just toast. The high pace of my medical treatment continues. On 2nd July, we have a video consultation with a heart procedure specialist from the Royal Brompton hospital. They describe the ‘mitra clip’ procedure; feeding...

  Dignahtee over 2 years ago
• Shaka For Life

  2 Weeks Lost to Chemo Gremlins

  After my first round of chemotherapy. I had nausea for 10 days. The meds, domperidone, did not alleviate it one jot. Despite the general feeling of, everything in my body being topsy-turvy, I was able to get on with my daily activities. Though my ene...

  Shaka4Lyfe over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Peer support and cancer: reflections from a Community Champion

  In this blog, Beesuit, one of our Community champions, shares some experiences and wisdom on the importance of peer support, memorable moments in the Head and Neck cancer forum, and invaluable advice for those navigating their cancer journey.

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Radiotherapy for brain tumour

  Smart syndrome

  My son had a cancerous brain tumour 18 years ago, he had chemotherapy then radiotherapy after having most of his Pinoblastoma tumour removed.  Then 13 years ago he was diagnosed with SMART syndrome, which is a side affect of radiotherapy to the ...

  Teddy Bear Junior over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Catching up with the Soft Tissues Sarcoma Forum

  Find support and share experiences in the Soft tissues sarcomas forum.

  Eliza -Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Grant’s prostrate cancer Chemo blog

  Days 15 -21 Cycle 1 comes to an end, seconds out round 2!

  Well by day 15 I was back to my old self! In fact the shoulder pain I’d had for over a year had almost gone. Because I have no bone METS they think it’s the Prednislone steroids helping to sort that out! The GP had said it was a trapped n...

  Grantyo12 over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for Breakfast (preview)

  Monday 15th July 2024 Lights, Camera, Action! 8am today the phone rings, and it's Royal Brompton Hospital. In short bish, bash, bosh... Off to London on the dawn train tomorrow. Thursday is 'Mitra Clip' heart valve repair. Home on Friday ...

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

  Days 25 - 40

  Well that has gone so quickly and sorry for not updating. 1. The chemo wore off gradually - tiredness and nausea not as bad as last time and subsided until week 3.  By which I felt nearly normal. Hot flushes continue but I'm back onto magnes...

  Act over 2 years ago