Overseas visitors staying during radiation
I am new here so hello everyone. I have had a mastectomy and a week later had my lymph nodes removed. I start chemo on the 10th of sept for 16 weeks then soon after that I begin radiation for 5 week...
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My oncologist said my chemo takes a year to get over. People who've gone through it say more like two. You get back up to 60 - 70% in about three months but the rest takes a long time. Don't underestimate the effect this can all have on you and the ladies are absolutely right to caution you about the mental health side of things too.
Gosh, that all sounds like a bit of a downer eh?! But best not to sugar coat it. You'll get through but it's a bugger of a thing BC treatment, and it has a 50% strike rate when it comes to depression (it got me). You 100% have to put yourself first as much as you are able. I get that it's hard. I look aftet four kids and an elderly father-in-law and my husband works interstate 3 - 5 days a week. I cannot load myself up with too much activity otherwise I completely collapse with fatigue. You really have to pace yourself and that's a skill that takes some learning. I'm still trying...
Unless they are beloved relations who are entirely self-sufficient (will shop, cater, transport & clean for themselves, and your home is big enough for you to comfortably retreat, I'd say no.
Let us know what you decide! K xox
Gosh, that all sounds like a bit of a downer eh?! But best not to sugar coat it. You'll get through but it's a bugger of a thing BC treatment, and it has a 50% strike rate when it comes to depression (it got me). You 100% have to put yourself first as much as you are able. I get that it's hard. I look aftet four kids and an elderly father-in-law and my husband works interstate 3 - 5 days a week. I cannot load myself up with too much activity otherwise I completely collapse with fatigue. You really have to pace yourself and that's a skill that takes some learning. I'm still trying...
Unless they are beloved relations who are entirely self-sufficient (will shop, cater, transport & clean for themselves, and your home is big enough for you to comfortably retreat, I'd say no.
Let us know what you decide! K xox