Awaiting results after surgery - Mjheke
Hi all, I am so pleased to be provided with information for this online support community! I was diagnosed with breast cancer 12 days ago and it has all been very fast moving and overwhelming since...
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Hi @Mjheke - welcome to the forum and wishing you all the very best going forward.
I had a double mastectomy into air expanders and was back at work 2 weeks later and driving. I was also very fortunate to be able to continue working throughout chemo and now, during radiation therapy. My work isn't physical however, it's very sedentary and most of it is on the computer so even though I have been going in to the office more often than not, I can work from practically anywhere. In fact, I was generally typing on my laptop with one hand, while having I/V chemo in the other arm hahahaha
The most important thing to remember is that it's such an individual journey. This is what was right for me, and you need to do what's right for you. Don't feel that you ever have to be more than you are - no matter how much you can do and at which stage, you are AMAZING just for getting through all of this in your own unique way. My story is just one experience on a very wide bell curve of how people manage with their cancer and I simply did what I was capable of doing at the time - nothing more, nothing less. Listen to your body and whatever you can cope with is enough. xxxxxx
I had a double mastectomy into air expanders and was back at work 2 weeks later and driving. I was also very fortunate to be able to continue working throughout chemo and now, during radiation therapy. My work isn't physical however, it's very sedentary and most of it is on the computer so even though I have been going in to the office more often than not, I can work from practically anywhere. In fact, I was generally typing on my laptop with one hand, while having I/V chemo in the other arm hahahaha
The most important thing to remember is that it's such an individual journey. This is what was right for me, and you need to do what's right for you. Don't feel that you ever have to be more than you are - no matter how much you can do and at which stage, you are AMAZING just for getting through all of this in your own unique way. My story is just one experience on a very wide bell curve of how people manage with their cancer and I simply did what I was capable of doing at the time - nothing more, nothing less. Listen to your body and whatever you can cope with is enough. xxxxxx