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  • Luminarylucy
    Luminarylucy Member Posts: 24
    edited March 2015
    Thanks Rowdy. I was lucky to get a contract this year, but it was only part time. I have chosen to go back only 1 day a week and only work part of the day. I found it tiring today but enjoyed it. But I think sitting around for 4 months doing nothing would make going back to work tiring for anyone. That's what I told myself anyway as I snoozed into a nap this afternoon. I don't think I will try to work extra days, just the one. And there's only 8 weeks til school finishes, and who knows what work I may get after that.
    Take it easy, you sound like your workplace is very supportive and you're doing things that are best for you. Good to hear "normal" life coming back to you.
  • jandy23
    jandy23 Member Posts: 234 ✭
    edited March 2015

    So glad you enjoyed getting back to work with your little class. I was imagining you going back to a class of 25 or so five days a week. I think what you are doing could well be manageable and as you say it gives you something else to focus on. As long as you stay vigilent about the germs - keep your hand sanitiser handy - and rest when you need to I imagine you will be fine. Reading about your little school and your class of eleven I can understand why you want to go back. I always enjoyed filling in at small schools as a CRT - much friendlier. It sounds like it makes you happy and that's got to be a good thing. Janet. :)

     

     

  • jenpen
    jenpen Member Posts: 315 ✭
    edited March 2015

    Glad to hear you had a wonderful time back with your students...nice to get back to some sort of normality hey?

    The infection you need to look out for is "Febrile Neutropenia"...I'm guessing your oncologist would have given you info about this - you need to check your temp and if it reaches 38 or higher, you need to seek immediate medical attention for IV anit-biotics (due to low white blood cell count that fights infection)...I did have a seroma under my arm after mastectomy and suspect this was the cause of infection. Check out my blog for more info if you like :) ..... don't mean to scare you, however, it can be serious if you don't seek medical attention asap...my best friend is a breast care nurse and she knows of fatalities that have occured...

    After this episode, I was prescribed Neulasta to inject myself just after each chemo to help build up the white blood cells....I had no further problems after that. Hope this helps .... but you probably will be fine!

    Jenny x

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