Hi Leeds529f12
Welcome to our community, I hope you find it both informative and supportive.
I think just about everyone on here will remember when they first face the word cancer, They will also remember the worry and how much things seemed to be a bit…
Hello Mia (Mia724a91)
Thank you for sharing your journey - I am so sorry things aren't going well for you, yes your replies are quite negative and I think you just have been delt a bad hand.
I nearly died 4 years ago and the reason I am here is both…
Hello TinkaT
I am Brian, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community. That's a very interesting question you have asked and the people who may be able to answer it are all members of our Ileostomy, Colostomy and Stoma support group. Why…
Welcome to the club although im sorry you have found yourself here. Your feelings are totally normal. I personally didnt have surgery for my anal cancer just chemo and radiotherapy. While you are more than welcome here and everyone will…
Hi there Simonee0c868d ,
Firstly welcome to the MacMillan Online Community although I’m really sorry to hear of your recent diagnosis.
I was 52 at the time of my diagnosis which was 7 years & 9 months ago now & otherwise fit & well, cancer really…
Hello Monty0381
I am Brian one of the Community Champions here on the Online community. i have just noticed your post.
The community is divided up into cancer specific groups and I would advise you to join the Bowel Cancer group where you can share your…
I see that AllyL has kindly signposted you to the Bowel (colon and rectal) cancer forum & another one that may be useful is the Ileostomy, colostomy, urostomy and any other stoma support I think so much of when you’re facing any big surgery is getting…
Hi,
Welcome to the online community, I hope you find is both informative and supportive.
New to the community is a bit like our welcome mat though many of our friends look towards some of the more specific groups.
I am Steve one of the community cham…
Good Morning Al (Al WHU)
A warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community - although I am so sorry to find you here under these circumstances.
For your travel insurance needs I would advise you to join our dedicated travel insurance group where you will…
Hi ALJ ,
Firstly welcome to the MacMillan Online Community although I’m really sorry to hear of your diagnosis & subsequent treatment & that you’ll be facing surgery too!
I hope you don’t mind me asking but was it a diagnosis of anal…
Hi Nora0778 ,
Another warm welcome to our little corner of the MacMillan Online Community although I too am really sorry to learn of your recent diagnosis.
The waiting around for MDT’s, biopsy results, scans etc., can be a really trying time, I remember…
Hello Free2bme
I am Brian one of the Community Champions here at Macmillan. I have just noticed your post has gone unanswered. I can't answer it myself as I have a different cancer, however by me replying in will be "bumped up" to the top of the page and…
Hi Nora0778
Welcome to our community, I hope you find it both informative and supportive.
I am Steve one of the community champions on here, my experience with cancer being via my wife who has Leiomyosarcoma.
We have a lot of information on bowel canc…
Hi Schurtz
Welcome to our community, I hope you find it both supportive and informative.
I am Steve one of the community champions and my experience with cancer is through my wife who has Leiomyosarcoma.
The new to the community group is sort of like a…
"Hello LouiseF
A warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community - although I am so sorry to find you here.
Supporting someone with cancer is always a difficult issue as we are all different. Some don't want to know, others are open and will talk about…
