Sheeba
3 years agoMember
A Question of Travelling long haul
After being diagnosed August 2021, I have completed chemotherapy, 3 lumpectomies with 3 lymph nodes removed, radiotherapy and I started zoladex and letrazole last month.
We flew to Adelaide from Sydney to see my husband's family last weekend and I wore a pressure band on my arm to prevent lymphoedema and apart from a few twinges and feeling tired the travelling and visiting with people I was fine.
I really want to visit my brother in UK this September, especially because he and his wife had my nephew in September 2020 during covid lockdowns and I would love to see them after all this breast cancer treatment. I am concerned about the long haul flight and the risk of lymphoedema. My physiotherapist said I am at lower risk than someone who has had more nodes removed.
I am also thinking of booking our trip around my zoladex injection so I am back in time to have it in Sydney. Has anyone had a zoladex injection somewhere other than at their GP?
My husband thinks we should wait until next year before going to UK as a family. He will go anyway for work in September- and goes overseas every 6 months. I feel sad and disappointed at the thought of staying behind while he gets to see my nephew and all our friends overseas without me. I am returning to work in July and I have saved enough money for a big holiday. Neither my oncologist or cancer care nurse have said I can't travel overseas.
Does anyone have experience of travelling this soon after treatment? (my trip will be about 6 months after finishing radiotherapy)
Can you give me any advice?
I have my first scan since diagnosis and treatment this August. We have decided not to book anything until after that.
On top of cancer issues there is the war in Ukraine and Covid to consider. I wonder if I would be planning a trip if I hadn't had cancerš¤
We flew to Adelaide from Sydney to see my husband's family last weekend and I wore a pressure band on my arm to prevent lymphoedema and apart from a few twinges and feeling tired the travelling and visiting with people I was fine.
I really want to visit my brother in UK this September, especially because he and his wife had my nephew in September 2020 during covid lockdowns and I would love to see them after all this breast cancer treatment. I am concerned about the long haul flight and the risk of lymphoedema. My physiotherapist said I am at lower risk than someone who has had more nodes removed.
I am also thinking of booking our trip around my zoladex injection so I am back in time to have it in Sydney. Has anyone had a zoladex injection somewhere other than at their GP?
My husband thinks we should wait until next year before going to UK as a family. He will go anyway for work in September- and goes overseas every 6 months. I feel sad and disappointed at the thought of staying behind while he gets to see my nephew and all our friends overseas without me. I am returning to work in July and I have saved enough money for a big holiday. Neither my oncologist or cancer care nurse have said I can't travel overseas.
Does anyone have experience of travelling this soon after treatment? (my trip will be about 6 months after finishing radiotherapy)
Can you give me any advice?
I have my first scan since diagnosis and treatment this August. We have decided not to book anything until after that.
On top of cancer issues there is the war in Ukraine and Covid to consider. I wonder if I would be planning a trip if I hadn't had cancerš¤