Radiation decision
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed 5 months ago with stage 3 triple positive (er+, pr+, and Her2+). I was told I needed the full package deal - surgery, 6 months chemo, radiation, Herceptin for 1 year...
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It sounds like we have some things in common Keeping_positive1. I took time off work as well and returned to just a little a couple of months ago. I've learnt to take time out for me as well. So much so that I too never went back to part of my work and only resumed a few hours a week. I don't have nay money and can barely pay my rent, but it doesn't matter. Quality of life and loving according to my values are more important. It feels like my BC has given me permission to live according to my values, not others'.
Keeping_positive1, I'm with you on slowing down. I thought I could return to one of my jobs, just 4 hours a week, 3 weeks after my surgeries. I went for 1 day which floored me and I never went back. Having something as severe as cancer certainly makes one face a reality check, where the mind has been going full steam in one direction, sometimes on autopilot, and the body says 'No you don't. Enough of that! Time for a life reset'. It really turns your life around and make you reassess where you are headed.
Keeping_positive1, I'm with you on slowing down. I thought I could return to one of my jobs, just 4 hours a week, 3 weeks after my surgeries. I went for 1 day which floored me and I never went back. Having something as severe as cancer certainly makes one face a reality check, where the mind has been going full steam in one direction, sometimes on autopilot, and the body says 'No you don't. Enough of that! Time for a life reset'. It really turns your life around and make you reassess where you are headed.