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Hi all...I'm wanting to begin writing a blog to leave as a legacy for my kids. What are your thoughts on this, if any? and has anyone got any suggestions for what to call it and how to start? Thankyou 🙂
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After 6 months of chemotherapy and rituximab, my post-treatment PET showed no remaining signs of lymphoma. For that, I will now have 3 monthly follow up appointments and 6 monthly CT scans.BUT, there is a spot on my lung which showed up as positive on the PET. Th...Read More
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So I’ve been told hair loss typically starts 2 weeks-1 month after beginning chemo. I’m about to start my second week, and think I will end up shaving at some point. So do you all think it’s better to shave before the hair loss starts, or once it starts coming out?...Read More
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Hi , I have rectal cancer which has metastasised to the lymph nodes but here is the weird part, my primary tumour has totally responded to the chemo/radio and is not there.... but it left its calling card all over my lymph nodes. I have been offered palliative chem...Read More
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Recent cancer diagnosis, underwent combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy concurrently which was hell on my body, but it was the most effective form of treatment. Went to start immunotherapy infusions when I was told the treatment hadn't been adequate, the cancer ...Read More
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Hi folks I am going through another phase where I'm posting on this site a lot. There a lot of big things going on and everyone has that. I'm feeling stressed by little things as well. It seems petty to complain about them, like they are first world problems. But h...Read More
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Hi folks One year ago today, I underwent surgery to remove a cancerous section of my bowel. Apart from having my tonsils out about 40 odd years earlier, this was my first surgery. A little chemo, a second surgery and a whole lot of adaptation in the meantime; and ...Read More
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If you are being treated for cancer or recovering after treatment, you may think it’s important to rest, but research shows that exercise can help you manage some of the common side effects of treatment, speed up your recovery and improve your quality of life.If yo...Read More
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Hey, we're not dead yet, are we ? With cancer hanging over your head, it's easy to forget that. You start mentally winding a shroud around yourself, trying to bite the concept of mortality into digestible portions, reach a place where you can make peace with it. ...Read More
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Hey Hey It's my understanding that during treatment and recovery there are probably quite a lot of folks who take up a new hobby. I see two extremely healthy reasons for doing this: 1) Distracting yourself: whether it's during the awful treatment phase, recovery,...Read More
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