Hi Reb ..... nothing wrong with a ramble my love - it often helps!!!!   Its a difficult decision regarding work when undergoing chemo, personally I decided to stay at home but I know others who have worked right through and found it was the right thing for them to do.  I dont know how understanding your boss is but maybe you could do part-time hours whilst you are not feeling 100% and have the best of both worlds.  Play it by ear as they say.

Im glad you had a lovely day yesterday. The weather has certainly been great where I live over on the east coast and there are lots of holiday-makers enjoying the beach and Norfolk Broads which is lovely to see.

From what I have read I think you are on your first round of chemo. I hope you dont mind me suggesting that you keep a diary and note any side-effects/good days etc so that you see a pattern emerging in your cycle.  I have been on chemo 3yrs now and always do that when I start a new drug because I often think I am having a new symptom and then look at my diary and realise I had it last cycle etc. Its a useful tool for the chemo-nurses too at times.

Well, I hope the rest of your day goes well and remember to rest when your body tells you - no point in trying to 'brave it out' - you have just got to think of yourself right now and do the best you can to get through your treatment. All the best to you and speak soon x

Reb,

All you can do is play it by ear, everyone's bodies reacts differently to chemo and the side effects vary from drug to drug.

When I was on chemo I was on three weekly cycles and the impact on my body was cumulative. That said - I was floored for the first couple of days after my infusions and slowly recovered as the days passed. In the early cycles I was physically fit enough to work after three or four days but as the weeks passed by that became harder. In the end I took sick leave for the last month of chemo because I found I was becoming very irritable with my colleagues and not nice to work with.

I realise that not everyone is lucky enough to work somewhere where there is a generous level of sick leave and there may be little choice but to carry on working. Don't try to tough it out - all you'll do is make yourself tired and you may need all your strength to fight the side effects of the chemo.

Good luck
Dave