Return to work - physical hardship
Hello all, This is my first time writing here and I am feeling overwhelmed and desperate for some consolation. I don’t know who to turn to because the ‘Non cancer ‘ family and friends around me ...
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@Sabran65 Nobody in the "non-cancer" world understands, no matter how much they try. It's frustrating, but even the most well-meaning can offend with what they think are helpful comments, such as "you're getting back to being completely the old you" or "back to normal". I used to become annoyed, but now I try to just push it aside and accept that it's impossible for anyone to understand if they've not been here themselves.
The Cancer Council offers telephone counselling, 131120 and I found the nurse counsellor I had very good. Some of my need for counselling related to how my adult children were dealing with my situation.
I was fortunate in that, diagnosed at 74, I didn't have to work - though I felt bereft because my supe-active lifestyle was interrupted. I had surgery, chemo, radiation, four months on Letrozole then stopped it, then second (revision) surgery to remove reconstruction, a month ago. 21 months on from diagnosis, I have to acknowledge I'm not as robust as I was. I still need a nap most afternoons and sometimes those "naps" last two hours or more.
Is there any way you could use a wheelie-bag instead of backpack to transport your laptop and stuff?
Everything @kmakm has said, and the other ladies, too.
Don't expect too much of yourself. You have a lot to go through yet. Be kind to yourself in preparation for all that.
Big hug.
The Cancer Council offers telephone counselling, 131120 and I found the nurse counsellor I had very good. Some of my need for counselling related to how my adult children were dealing with my situation.
I was fortunate in that, diagnosed at 74, I didn't have to work - though I felt bereft because my supe-active lifestyle was interrupted. I had surgery, chemo, radiation, four months on Letrozole then stopped it, then second (revision) surgery to remove reconstruction, a month ago. 21 months on from diagnosis, I have to acknowledge I'm not as robust as I was. I still need a nap most afternoons and sometimes those "naps" last two hours or more.
Is there any way you could use a wheelie-bag instead of backpack to transport your laptop and stuff?
Everything @kmakm has said, and the other ladies, too.
Don't expect too much of yourself. You have a lot to go through yet. Be kind to yourself in preparation for all that.
Big hug.