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

  Mr U 4 hours ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Desdemona 20 hours ago
• Today my coffee tastes like Christmas in Costa Rica

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

  W J 4 days ago
• Multiple Myeloma

  Tess123 13 days ago
• Mumofcancer

  Mumofcancer 20 days ago
• Cycle 19 and not working anymore

  Emotions 22 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 23 days ago

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  Community News

  Being kind to yourself on Blue Monday

  Come and tell us what you do to improve your mood. All the tips shared may help someone be a little kinder to themselves today or help turn someone’s day around.

  Megan- Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Triple positive breast cancer stage 1 grade 2

  15th January 2024 first round of taxol - allergic reaction

  Fast forward now to last Wednesday my first round of paclitaxel and herceptin. My regime is Paclitaxel every week for 12 weeks and herceptin every 3 weeks for a year then radiotherapy. I arrive at the chemotherapy suite feeling very anxious, it&rsquo...

  Keeping smiling over 2 years ago
• Triple positive breast cancer stage 1 grade 2

  14th January 2024

  I was diagnosed with my breast cancer on 27th September 2023 after having my very first routine mammogram at the end of August 2023. I was recalled and asked to come back for further investigations which was a 3D mammogram followed by 3 biopsies as t...

  Keeping smiling over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Sunday 14th January day 11

  Happy Sunday everyone. I hope you're all doing well.  I had a fairly good sleep lastnight, I'm not sure if it's just me but I have some very strange dreams since all this chemo journey started, lastnights dream was to do with losing my hair, whi...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Saturday 13th Jan day 10

  I started off before the birds again, this is getting be a bind. We even stayed up later lastnight, I made it till 1am before turning over and falling to sleep, and that's with no naps or anything since getting up yesterday morning. I'm like every re...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Friday 12 Jan Day 9 post first EC Last Filgrastim this session

  Well I have started this a bit earlier today, as woke early and decided to get up.  Hubby came home yesterday, and we went to go for a walk, but managed about 400 yards in total. He's done something to his knee and if he trys to walk on it i...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Just started EC Chemo

  Thursday 11th January day 8 after first EC

  Well I had a really good night, only waking to the call of nature but I managed to get back off to sleep quite easily I eventually woke up at about six and just laid waiting for my husband to make me a cup of tea. Which he did around 7.30am. I notice...

  Alison218 over 2 years ago
• Dignity Pants and other misnomers

  Disassociation, a blessing?

    Definition; The action of separating or disconnecting. A quick google tells me that there is a psychological condition called ‘Dissociation Disorder’. I am not going to delve into complex conditions about which I have no knowledge....

  Dignahtee over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  “Am I the only one awake?” Cancer and sleeplessness

  Have you been up in the early hours of the morning because of your cancer diagnosis? We often have members writing about their struggles with sleep. In this blog, we want to feature some of those discussions and highlight insightful experiences and wisdom shared.

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 2 years ago
• Is this my life now??

  Chemo after affects

  Hi there  I have had my second treatment. (Chemo) has anyone experienced bad aches & pains after their treatment? Lower back especially.  I have cervical cancer. Thanks x

  CKC over 2 years ago