Should I be well enough to work or not?

Hi,

I'm taking Ribociclib for metastatic breast cancer and I just assumed I'd take the tablets and be able to go to work. Do other people take this treatment and hold down a job?

I'm currently off sick and am unable to do much outside of the house. It's a lot worse than I thought it would be to the point that I've moved in with my parents as I'm unable to live independently.  

Is this normal?

PS - zometa is a son of a drug, isn't it? Urgh

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  • Hello Sprinkles,

                              sounds like you are finding out that the cure can be harder than the illness, but if you can get to a good outcome at the end of it that will make it worthwhile. The thing about cancer treatments is that the effects can be cumulative and increasingly build up over time, l certainly discovered that .

    The thing is that we all react differently.so it becomes difficult to get an exact answer, and the nearest you will get to that is to listen to what your own body is telling you.In general terms the idea of just resuming work as you were before is asking an awful lot, more realistically its a case of doing a little more as and when you feel able to.

    No cancer treatment is nice, but l took a perverse comfort in knowing that if it was giving me a hard time, at least my unwelcome visitor was not getting an easy ride.

    Hang on in there, stay positive, and get yourself out to the other side once again,trust me its great when you do,

    above all,be kind to yourself,

                                                 David

  • Hello David,

    Thank you for your kind reply.

    It's very hard adjusting to this 'new normal' and to be realistic in what I can do vs what I want to be able to do. 

    I shall try to take your advice and be kind to myself, thank you.

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