can i work while on taxol?
i work as a contract lecturer and its important that i keep working if i can.... self employed - single - no income protection. i need to organise my timetable for semester two but i don't know how ...
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Hello Sonya,
I had 4 AC treatments three weeks apart, and like you, I found I was quite functional in weeks 2 and 3.
I have just finished weekly Taxol which I found easier than the AC. However, it did leave me feeling off-colour and lethargic for a few days after each treatment.I found that I would schedule only one thing a day, and do a lot of resting th e rest of the time.
From about week 6 I began to get signs of peripheral neuropathy and the Oncologist stopped the Taxol after week 9. It was wonderful to stop!
Maybe you could try to continue work during the Taxol and see how you go. It depends how onerous your schedule is. Can you schedule the treatment for Thurs or Fri to get the benefit of resting on the weekend? Or schedule the lectures for the better part of the week?
Good luck, I hope your support network is working overtime!
Best wishes,
Gillian