SO sorry to see you here & what a dilemma - having your boy so upset would be very tear jerking! xx Such a shame the local Rads dept isn't opening a month or so earlier ....
I was told that I could have had my rads AFTER my holiday to Norfolk Island ... but I chose to have it before, so I could enjoy the break (it was my gift to myself after all the BC stuff. .... so preferred it over with before heading off!) It's taken a long time for you to get your results already tho .... I had my surgery in Mid Jan & ended up finishing my Rads before Easter - so that was around April, I think .... maybe ask if it CAN be delayed until the local Rads is available? But often they prefer the rads to be done within a specific time frame.
DEFINITELY have your kids with you!
Is Crawford Lodge a part of the hospital where the Rads is being done? I am regional in NSW & stayed the 4 weeks in the Rotary Lodge (which was fantastic!) instead of driving home 2hrs every day ..... it was just a 3 minute walk to the Rads area. They are very caring in the lodges & other residents are going thru similar stuff, so are very supportive of each other as well.
If you all stay at the lodge, is your husband able to look after the kids for the hour or so each day (Mon to Fri) that you'll be having your treatment? The treatments aren't really 'that long'!
I also didn't feel fatigued at all during mine - and was with my husband (who had dementia - so a bit like having a child in care) and it worked out pretty well ..... tho he did fall off his exercise bike & cracked a rib, so ended up in ER himself! :(
Maybe you would like to join the Young Women's Group? I am not sure how active it is, but reading the previous posts may be helpful? You can whack this post up in it as well. Tagging the mods may help with that .... @BCNA ...
Check out this thread - lots of general info there too on the rest of the forum (even some fun posts, just for a laugh ...)
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23477/a-big-welcome-to-all-our-new-members#latesttake care & all the best with your results on Thurs xx
