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• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 3 hours ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Mr U 5 hours ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

  Beesuit 21 hours ago
• One Step At A Time

  Phild26 1 day 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 2 days ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  W J 4 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 12 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 19 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 21 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 22 days ago

Latest blog posts

• A Blip...

  Follow up

  I went for my follow up appointment with the surgeon and - of course - the first thing he said was 'You're looking well' and the second thing he said was 'Good news! You won't need a second operation and you're cancer free&#39...

  Caz 17 over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  But it’s not like that on the TV when it’s cool for cats

  Life is getting a little hardcore out here on Exmoor. In ‘Chop, Chop’ I described the massive Total Pelvic Extermination surgery that I am being lined up for. Now, one month after the initial video consultation with the surgeon, I am gett...

  Dignahtee over 2 years ago
• My Journey on Paclitaxel

  Thursday 25th April, 14th day post 3rd Paclitaxel

  I'm sorry I haven't posted much recently but I have been feeling a little low. I should have finished my Chemo 2 weeks ago but with my bloods playing up has postponed 2 of my sessions.  I had bloods taken on Monday, but when I had my spe...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Kicking My Cancer's Arse

  Part 6: Playing for Time

  This is the sixth of my ongoing series of posts about my latest adventure – being diagnosed and treated for bowel cancer.  It follows on from the previous post published here on 19 March. It is has been another interesting month for n...

  Phil42 over 2 years ago
• 

  Community News

  Spotlight on our supportive Bladder cancer forum ahead of Bladder Cancer Awareness Month in May

  May will be Bladder cancer awareness month and there is lots of information and support available from Macmillan. Ahead of the start of the month, we are taking this opportunity to highlight some of the bladder cancer support available here on the Online Community.

  We are catching up with our Bladder cancer form and sharing how the members support each other every day of the year.

  If you have bladder cancer, or know someone who has, our online support group is here for you as long as you need us.

  Testing...

  Steph - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  24/04/2024 Germs

  Not been in in a bit as Germs hit the house half way through the chemo cycle. Chest/ phlegm cough. Unfortunately this has popped or hurt something as in the morning in coughing up blood mixed in. Bright sometimes. Classes by afternoon but for last fo...

  W J over 2 years ago
• Chemo Diary

  27) All Clear

  Just had confirmation that all scans are clear which is such a relief  - can forget about this for a while until next twinge that sends me down a spiral. I don’t think anyone who has been through this will ever be completely free of ...

  Meanegg over 2 years ago
• Some Mistake ?

  Forgotten the Forgetting

  For my first chemotherapy session I could have prepared myself mentally and physically by going on a cheap long-haul flight. First you are booked in by cheery ground staff in a waiting room who ask you to wait for the 9.50 call. The call is made, you...

  Optimus over 2 years ago
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  One Life Live It

  Every Twinge……

  I woke up one morning on holiday a few weeks ago with a stabbing pain in my lower back. The “pre cancer me” would have chucked back some ibuprofen, rubbed some heat gel on it and not given it a second thought.  The “post cancer...

  Irishgirl16 over 2 years ago
• Chemo Diary

  26) Dodgy veins :(

  All scans are completed now & zometa done too.  Poor veins are knackered - my arm is black & blue. Hardest part of these checks  was getting cannulated but we got there in the end.  Now the wait  for results starts but hop...

  Meanegg over 2 years ago