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• One Step At A Time

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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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• 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

• My Triple Negative Cancer Journey

  Surgery and post operation results.

  I had my second surgery on Wednesday 6th September.  I went into hospital at 7.15 am and went down for surgery at 3.30 pm. I had a lumpectomy on my left side and a full auxiliary clearance on my right side. Shortly after waking up I was brought ...

  Daisy53 over 2 years ago
• Cathy

  Battle against Pancreatic Cancer

  I care for my husband who is battling against pancreatic cancer, he has been through so much he had the whipple operation 2021, then went through 6 months of chemotherapy, he had a year clear then it came back, had 3 months of chemotherapy, then targ...

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

  First puff of the trade winds

  Today is the first day I have had good news for quite some time.  First, and to my surprise, the MRI report from last Thursday evening is back in, and it shows all my liver mets have reduced, with no new lesions formed anywhere in the liver. Sec...

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

  Still waiting for a trade wind to arrive

  I am, as my consultant said last week, ‘stuck’. The creatinine level is stubbornly stable at around 1.75 x my previous baseline. Whilst there might be some further small improvement, it looks like that may be my permanent new normal. I am...

  Coddfish over 2 years ago
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  Sylvie Ronnie

  where are you Wilbert

  We are looking for our friend Wilbert who we used to chat to on here. If you see this message Wilbert please get intuch on here. Love from Sylvia and Ronnie

  sylvieron over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Humour - It's no joke

  Humour and cancer are almost considered a taboo subject when discussed together. However, for some it's a means of coping with a diagnosis. Join us as we take a look at how the Community may use humour to cope.

  Syed - Macmillan over 2 years ago
• A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  Navigating the doldrums

  The majority of my blog entries have been about the procedures and treatments I have been having. As well as giving me an outlet to recap the history of this, I always hope they will help others facing similar things understand what is involved in so...

  Coddfish over 2 years ago
• Kidney Not

  Modify Update - Oct 2023

  I’m now on week 18 of the 2 year ModiFY trial.  Time for an update.  The first 2 months were hectic with appointments most weeks.   Since September the injections are every 12 weeks.   But there are so many check-i...

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

  The steroid wean phase

  Tomorrow will be 3 weeks on from the emergence of my serious immunotherapy adverse event involving kidneys and thyroid. The management plan remains high dose steroids, weaned down over time, backed up by extra detailed renal tests from time to time. ...

  Coddfish over 2 years ago
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  Community News

  Sexual health and cancer: Erectile Dysfunction during and after cancer treatment

  In this blog, we'll highlight the valuable insights Community members have on how they dealt with emotional and physical aspects of Erectile dysfunction. Additionally, we’ll discuss sexual health and intimacy, challenging the notion of a “normal” sex life.

  Dylan - Online Community Team over 2 years ago