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• 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.

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• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

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• Multiple Myeloma

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• Mumofcancer

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• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

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• 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. `

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Latest blog posts

• The tonsils have to go!

  No surprises!

  So a week into radiotherapy and everything is going well, or should I say as expected. The therapy itself is straight forward and I’m already getting into the swing of things. All I do is turn up at my allotted time, wait for my name to be cal...

  Coxey over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Monday 5th Feb day 5 post 3rd EC

  Well today started the same as normal waking during the night and finally getting up at 6.30. Made a cup of tea and sat an watched lastnights Call the midwife. The tea really didn't have any taste at all this morning.  Hubby got up at 8 and ...

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

  Kicking My Cancer's Arse (My Cancer Diary) - Part 2

  Introduction This is the second part of my cancer diary, which details the past month. The first part of my cancer diary was published on this WordPress blog on the evening of 14 October.  Over the course of that evening and the next d...

  Phil42 over 2 years ago
• WJ grade 3 Astrocytoma cdkn 2a/b non-deleted

  Nausea

  Few days of being tired and having nausea. Anti sickness tablets helping. But tiredness just needs rest. Headaches are down but throbbing/pulsing head ( usual tinnitus )

  W J over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Sunday 4th February, Day 4 post 3rd EC

  Well I had a better night sleep last night I did wake up at 2 o'clock o'clock 5 o'clock and 6 o'clock but I managed to stay in bed until 8.45 just dozing. It's the best night sleep I've had well I say best nights sleep I stayed in bed longer this is ...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Numb

  We decided to take a short break whilst I await my appointment for a liver MRI. The ongoing slew of consequences from my immunotherapy related adverse event have been taking their toll on me physically and mentally, and I felt a change of scenery mig...

  Coddfish over 2 years ago
• Yet another new side effect

  Oral thrush along with diarrhoea!

  I wasn't well on Thursday evening. I went to bed feeling sick with a headache. I suspected I had oral thrush because my tongue was very pale and the usual post EC chemotherapy taste was very different, everything tasted bitter and sour. On Friday...

  Jocasta over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Saturday 3rd February day 3, 3rd EC

  Well I actually didn't go to bed early lastnight as after my pills I seemed to wake up, I took a 10mg amitriptlyline thinking it would help with sleep. Went to bed at 12pm awake first 2.30am managed to get to sleep again but by 4.30 I was awake a...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Bladder Cancer Journey

  2nd TURBT

  Scheduled for 2nd TURBT for beginning of Feb 23. 1st TURBT revealed as G3PT1. No cancerous cells found in muscle sample of 1st TURBT, but second TURBT needed to confirm initial staging and determine treatment choices. Second TURBT done and easier tha...

  Leo1 over 2 years ago
• Bladder Cancer Journey

  Diagnosis and 1st treatment

  Saw blood in pee that came and went in October 2023. Saw GP, who suspected BC. Referral to consultant. Saw consultant 2 weeks later - nice chap - who confirmed tumour with the scope. 17 days later admitted for 1st TURBT. They removed about 5CM of tum...

  Leo1 over 2 years ago