Hi Gayl,
Yes some weird and wonderful things get said to you that's for sure...and some people are so ignorant though ...I also hate it when you snap something sarcastic back and they stand there and stare at YOU like "what?" LOL! My S.I.L talks to me like a baby, so I did it back and she looked at me with a puzzled look on her face...like I was the strange one....she no longer does it... ;)
Kudos to you for working full time! Even my own GP said to me 'what the hell are you doing going to work? (and we own our own business!) take 3 months off!' ....a bit hard when you need the income hey?! I have only managed to go in 3 times since my last surgery and starting chemo...even driving is a bit weird! Working gives me a sense of purpose though and I do go in when I am able to concentrate enough not to make to many errors and can stand the noise (manufacturing is noisy!).
I too have had that weird smell! I put it down to the anaesthetic coming out of me.....but I have since had it again starting chemo....I guess so much is being put into our bodies, we must eventually emit it...my dog was very interested in me a day or so after chemo...but have heard other people's dogs won't go near them.....Maybe that's why people think we are contagious or glow in the dark! LOL! My friend was most disappointed i wouldn't glow in the dark, she said it would be a neat party trick!
Anyways....all the best for you treatments, listen to your body, rest when you can and stay positive!
-Tracy
