New here...my story so far

Thanks for sharing your experience @sunrise_sunset and sending you lots of positive energy for recovery from the infection.
Your team sounds very thorough, even though a chemotherapy journey ahead might not be the one we wished for, there’s a lot of focus on making it as manageable as possible for us. It can feel all consuming so it’s great you have proactively put together your allied and associated health folks and the tips about preparing shared above are very wise.
Everyone experiences chemo differently and there are some who have few side effects. In my case, I hadn’t expected to be impacted by loss of energy and weakness. A real game changer was enrolling a few months in to start a physio oncology rehabilitation program (like you I went private and this was covered and offered at the private hospital). The other program participants were really terrific fun, despite being very diverse we were all bonded by wanting to be stronger again and taking steps that we could (with the support of the physios) to be as active as possible. Something to consider - your physio may know about programs in your area.