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Emotional about DCIS and Potential Fatigue
I really empathise with a comment I read on this forum recently "I don't want to think of this as a big deal, but for some reason it kinda feels like a big deal." I was going to add my comments to tha...
Hi @JanieStoke_Trent I finished 6 weeks of rads in early December after 3 months of chemo and returned to work part time at the same time as starting rads. I was tired more at the end than the beginning, it accumulates as you go, but I started from a very low base following the chemo.
It will very much be a suck and see situation - is there any reason why you couldn’t stay with your daughter the whole week if it gets too much as you go along through the course of treatment? Can you time your treatment so you get hubby home for 2 of the 6 weeks?
skin wise I had a very small amount of skin split late in the treatment but the clinic was fabulous with ensuring they watched it and the nurses sorted out dressings and care as well. The key was moisturise moisturise and more moisturise
It will very much be a suck and see situation - is there any reason why you couldn’t stay with your daughter the whole week if it gets too much as you go along through the course of treatment? Can you time your treatment so you get hubby home for 2 of the 6 weeks?
skin wise I had a very small amount of skin split late in the treatment but the clinic was fabulous with ensuring they watched it and the nurses sorted out dressings and care as well. The key was moisturise moisturise and more moisturise