merry christnas

Hi Linda, I gave up work before chemo, as I was working in a medical centre as a nurse, and thought I might be at risk of picking up a nasty infection from sick people. I didn't find chemo too bad at all, but I would have hated to have had to go to work though. I was lucky to be able to give up work, because I could sleep if necessary, or do as I pleased, without the stress of working. If you have to work, you could probably manage better by having treatment on a Thursday, so you are home for the worse days. There are about 10 days out of the 3 weeks, where the side effects are obvious, but I wasn't crook for the whole 10 days. Maybe after your first cycle you will have an idea of how you will feel, and then can make arrangements with your boss about your work. Everyone experiences chemo differently, and quite a few of us sailed through with little or no side effects. You might be one of them. I hope so. Love Chris xx