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Jodie ! :)
Thinking of you this morning. Good luck and you go show them how chemo is done the Queensland way :)
I'm sure you are going to ace it!
Your number is in my phone. I'll phone you later on and see how you are going.
Many hugs and kisses.
Cas xx
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- Hi Jodie I had a bi-lateral mastectomy with tissue expanders immediately in May this year and started chemo a month later. I had 4 rounds of AC and on Monday finish my 12th weekly taxol(exciting ). I coped with chemo very well and would have treatment on a Monday and be back at work on the Wednesday. My workplace have been excellent and cooked many meals for me and my family, they also fundraiser for me (very humbling) so my husband and I went away for a weekend and I donated a portion if this to a breast cancer area I am interested in. Good luck with your chemo but just to let you know my experience has been far more positive than negative. Cheers Fiona
Thanks Janey,
It isn't something I think about it's just who I am. Besides, I'm on a tight study schedule and no cancer is going to get in my way. :P
I don't know other than positive so you can be assured that I will. I got home yesterday from Brisbane and found that I've been offered an interview for a mentorship with the university and of course I'm thrilled to bits. Haven't got the job yet but I'm hopefull. It would work in well with next year's plans. Thankfully, and this is going to sound unusual, but thankfully the interview is on the 19th, well before my chemo starts (if I'm having chemo) and I will still have hair. I'm going to have hair after chemo starts as well but it might not be mine.
I liked Father Brown as well. I hope they do another series of that one on ABC sometime soon.
Thanks Janey xxxxxxxxxxx- I know you've probably gone to bed and I hope you are sleeping. I just wanted to let you know how much I admire your stoic attitude. You are one determined woman. Your 'out and abouts' sound so interesting and your enthusiasm for what you want to do is inspiring. I'm sure you will do just fine through chemo. You'll find your rhythm :) I love Miss Fisher Murders too. Think it's one of the best Australian TV productions I've ever seem. Love the 'tension' between Jack and Phryne. It's so good. I'm going to say what I something's get irked by but 'keep that positive attitude', You certainly are a trooper. Love Janey xxx
Apologies for not saying a lot in the past few days. I've been going to Brisbane daily for a journalism workshop with the State Library. It involves an hour each way by train, a six hour day which is very full on, visits to television stations and newspaper offices and homework that I can barely stay awake to complete. But!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am loving it to bits. We were at Channel 10 at Mt Coot-Tha today. For those not in the know, Mt Coot-tha is just on the edge of the city and the television stations, 7, 9 and 10 are about 2/3rds of the way up the mountain. We were at the Brisbane Times yesterday (Fairfax online newspaper) and at the ABC studios, radio, television and online, on Wednesday.
This is my last big out and about event prior to chemo so I'm making the most of it. I get tired but I'm pulling a wheeled cabin bag instead of the usual backpack and I've found that Brisbane people as ever are fairly helpful and generous to me in lifting my bag down steps and finding me a seat.
At the moment I am just trying to stay awake for long enough to watch Miss Fishers Murders (my favourite program). I've missed the last 3 weeks because I've fallen asleep.
CasUnless I can't stay awake, my brain decides to go on holidays or I'm carrying a brown paper bag, I will be going to work. I need the constants in my life to continue. I am just getting my books for uni at the moment. I'm going to have to work my assignments around the down weeks (the week after each treatment) and the multiple medical appointments.
On a bright note, today I went to my hairdresser. He is young, 20, and I wasn't sure whether he would want to shave my hair off when it starts to fall out. I asked him and he said yes of course. So there you go, you can't judge a person's character and not ask the question. He and I had a giggle about certain things pertaining to hairlessness and I told him that in the future I would drop my wig in to him for a wash, cut and set and collect it after I had done my shopping. :P
We can do this. The long days I'm doing at the moment are fine but the bras, even though they are light and stretchy, become a bit tedious by the end of the day. I wore one for far too long today, from 8am to 7.30pm. I could hardly breathe by then.- I always have more to say... I do only work part time which made it a bit easier. Rest up. Wishing you a germ free week. Paula :)
- Just read one of your posts below re work. Not sure if you misunderstood my post. I did work, just not the week after. I know heaps of people who managed to work. You sound pretty determined so you may well be just fine. Sounds like you work with nice people. Hope today was nice and you got to eat a yummy snag or two. Paula :)
good morning Jodie,
hope you are feeling a little better today.
As for working, I did work through chemo, (desk job) I usually had about a week off afer each chemo session. Not sick, but the fatigue would get me,..and sometimes "chemo brain". . Like the other lovelies have mentioned, I had the hand sanitiser in my bag, (waterless one), and I had the antibacterial wipes on me at all times. I was really aware of infection, and tried to stay away from where there were lots of people. I did fly to Melbourne 6 days after my first chemo session. (it was pre arranged) for the tennis. You will know if you are up to work, again, just go with the flow.....and be kind to your self.........:)
- Hi cas. Im on my way to work even though I didn't sleep very well. Work is having a sausage sizzle and fundraiser day for me. They are so sweet. They want to buy my wig. My oncologist said yesterday they have written up more medication for me than most people. Probably because I'm a stress head and a sook :-( I so want to read stories of people working during chemo but can't see many on here. That in itself upsets me. I'm not unrealistic but if I'm up to it I will go to work for a few hours. I might have to dr Google to see if people can actually work. Sigh. I'm still so down :-( You are cute with your hot and cold lol gave me a giggle xxx
Jodie :) How are you feeling this morning? I'm hoping you're a lot better and ready to kick that infection? I thought I was going into shock or infection or something yesterday as well. I kept getting hot, then cool, then hot again. Turns out the air conditioning where I was was being worked on lol. The workmen kept turning it on and off hehehehe.... and here I was getting all worried about myself.
I agree with whomever said disinfectant wipes however I would just carry some of that hand cleaning lotion and use it at every opportunity. Isn't it interesting to read some of the posts? I now know that I'm not going to be wonderful in the week after chemo. I can cope with that now that I know and work around it. As long as my head is in the right place, I'll lie on a bed for a week with a laptop if necessary.
Go and buy something online today even if it is something tiny and ridiculous. 1. you don't have to go out with germy people 2. you'll have something to look forward to when it arrives 3. most of the fun is in the looking anyway.
Cas (thinking of you) Huge hugs (no germs) XX
