To work or not to work?
i am hoping you lovely ladies could share your thoughts on the dilemma of to work or not to work following a mbc diagnosis? I was Dx Stage IV at the end of September this year. The Se of Afinitor/exem...
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Hi Judy,
I received my 'upgrade' in November 2015. I had 6 cycles of AC Chemo, worked full time right thru, Chemo in the morning work in the arvo. I was however, very lucky to tolerate it so well, I know other dont.
I am now on daily arimidex & monthly Xgeva injections, my calcium levels are good on this possibly because I take Calcium/Vitamin D tablets on the Oncologists advise every day. My ovaries were removed in June but up until then I was also on monthly injections/implants of Xoladex to chemically shut them down.
I remain active, I was & remain a runner, this I also kept up thru Chemo.I am currently training for City2Sea on 20/11. I couple this with healthy, organic where I can, eating.
I still work full time, my employer has been wonderful & extremely supportive & remains to be so. I work for my own sanity, it occupies my mind so Im not sat at home with little else to think about but my diagnosis. It works for me but we are each different.
Every one of us is different & tolerate treatments differently, you have to go with what you find works for you. I do have the odd Sunday whereby all I do is lay around watching television & napping.
There is no right or wrong, you have to do what works for you, sometimes it just takes a while to work out what works.
Cate
I received my 'upgrade' in November 2015. I had 6 cycles of AC Chemo, worked full time right thru, Chemo in the morning work in the arvo. I was however, very lucky to tolerate it so well, I know other dont.
I am now on daily arimidex & monthly Xgeva injections, my calcium levels are good on this possibly because I take Calcium/Vitamin D tablets on the Oncologists advise every day. My ovaries were removed in June but up until then I was also on monthly injections/implants of Xoladex to chemically shut them down.
I remain active, I was & remain a runner, this I also kept up thru Chemo.I am currently training for City2Sea on 20/11. I couple this with healthy, organic where I can, eating.
I still work full time, my employer has been wonderful & extremely supportive & remains to be so. I work for my own sanity, it occupies my mind so Im not sat at home with little else to think about but my diagnosis. It works for me but we are each different.
Every one of us is different & tolerate treatments differently, you have to go with what you find works for you. I do have the odd Sunday whereby all I do is lay around watching television & napping.
There is no right or wrong, you have to do what works for you, sometimes it just takes a while to work out what works.
Cate