Re: working

[Guest guest]

I just finished 6 rounds of AC+taxotere. One round every three weeks.

I took two days off each chemo cycle. The day of chemo and the

following Monday. Other than that I worked full time. I am a manager

at a Credit Union and was able to do my job pretty well. I had chemo

on Tuesday and by Friday afternoon I was toast but better by Monday

evening. The Wed and Thursday after chemo I had one of my staff

members check after me but other than that I was fine.

I am having a lumpectomy tomorrow and planning on two weeks off but

hope to be able to return before the end of the two weeks.

Working kept me feeling normal and that this cancer was not my life.

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> I have a few questions about working while you are having treatments.

> In general, if you were " just " having radiation, would you be able to

> drive yourself to and from the treatment? Could you go to work the

> same day? Does anyone work while receiving chemo?

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[Guest guest]

I had chemo and radiation...Was working at the time and had my radiation during

my lunch hour since the cancer building was just up the street from where I

worked...did not miss any work...used Aleo Vera Gell to put on the area where I

got the radiation.

Betsy

Note: forwarded message attached.

[Guest guest]

Just started my radiation yesterday, so far I have tried to follow

what was said as far as sleep and putting on the aloe vera. My mother

drove me to and from the appt. but I didn't really notice anything

that out of the ordinary. I am at work today - in a public high

school as their librarian.

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> > I have a few questions about working while you are having

treatments.

> > In general, if you were " just " having radiation, would you be

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> > drive yourself to and from the treatment? Could you go to work

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