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Abbydog
5 years agoMember
Dear Pnieber,
I'm terribly sorry to hear your news, and that of your wife too. I tend to agree with TonyaM.
The Chemo is very variable for each of us. I too am a RN. I chose to use Income Protection, that I had within my
Superannuation. I took off all of the time for Surgery, Chemo and Radiotherapy. My reasons being less stress,
Worries re roster, Infection risk to me and being possibly unreliable in the work place.
I was happy with my decision. I am now happily back at work and enjoying it(I'm almost 63)
My Chemo experience was as good as it gets, I think. I could have worked probably, had I had different work.
I had no nausea, many side effects, but all manageable. I was 'lucky'. My Chemo was not the same as yours.
You won't know until you are going through it.
It also depends on your type of work, and perhaps how satisfying it is to you.
Do you need to work, financially? Or perhaps enjoy work and find it rewarding? Is it flexible?
Perhaps just see how it goes for you.
I wish you all the best with your future.
Let us know how you go.
I'm terribly sorry to hear your news, and that of your wife too. I tend to agree with TonyaM.
The Chemo is very variable for each of us. I too am a RN. I chose to use Income Protection, that I had within my
Superannuation. I took off all of the time for Surgery, Chemo and Radiotherapy. My reasons being less stress,
Worries re roster, Infection risk to me and being possibly unreliable in the work place.
I was happy with my decision. I am now happily back at work and enjoying it(I'm almost 63)
My Chemo experience was as good as it gets, I think. I could have worked probably, had I had different work.
I had no nausea, many side effects, but all manageable. I was 'lucky'. My Chemo was not the same as yours.
You won't know until you are going through it.
It also depends on your type of work, and perhaps how satisfying it is to you.
Do you need to work, financially? Or perhaps enjoy work and find it rewarding? Is it flexible?
Perhaps just see how it goes for you.
I wish you all the best with your future.
Let us know how you go.