to work or not to work
I've recently had a 3cm lump removed. It was all clear around the lump, but there were minute traces in the sentinal node, but nothing in the next two nodes. It is hormone related in the ducts and at ...
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Hi @Pamella
Bad luck to be considering chemo for a second time but always wise to give a professional recommendation serious consideration. Your experience last time round may give some indication of what side effects you may experience but treatment has changed in that time, you may be be on a different chemotherapy and therefore responses may differ. I wanted to work through treatment so planned to do so with the caveat, with my boss and my staff, that if it wasn’t working (for any of us) we all had to speak up - chemo brain was my biggest worry. I was fine and worked full time but many find that really impossible. Perhaps you can negotiate a trial period and see how it goes? COVID-19 adds a different dimension to everything but I did not experience any heightened susceptibility to germs (office work with a lot of external meetings and public events). I imagine a clinic will have suitable protections in place. Working for me provided a structure and normality during treatment that I valued but others have found some time out , thinking time, really beneficial too. Best wishes for your treatment whatever you decide.
Bad luck to be considering chemo for a second time but always wise to give a professional recommendation serious consideration. Your experience last time round may give some indication of what side effects you may experience but treatment has changed in that time, you may be be on a different chemotherapy and therefore responses may differ. I wanted to work through treatment so planned to do so with the caveat, with my boss and my staff, that if it wasn’t working (for any of us) we all had to speak up - chemo brain was my biggest worry. I was fine and worked full time but many find that really impossible. Perhaps you can negotiate a trial period and see how it goes? COVID-19 adds a different dimension to everything but I did not experience any heightened susceptibility to germs (office work with a lot of external meetings and public events). I imagine a clinic will have suitable protections in place. Working for me provided a structure and normality during treatment that I valued but others have found some time out , thinking time, really beneficial too. Best wishes for your treatment whatever you decide.