Ha ha Christine…funny 're spelling. Good on you. They can’t say you have not tried can they x
Oh it’s a Damn nightmare because we are scared not to do what the drs say…got to get control back. Perhaps we are being too hard on ourselves. Treatment over and expecting to feel great again is not realistic. We need time and need to accept that. Easier said than done x
Iys hars ro het back to normal it was March when I had my mamagrgram its now mid August…6 months ago…life is one big gamble who’s to say it would come back if you did or did not take tablets no one can say some might take tablets it might come back some might not ans it might vome back no one knows but ive given it a lot of thought and I would rather get back on my feet again and start to enjoy life …lifes to short I just felt like was struggleing with the SE to much its no life good look everyone with your journey back to reality x
christine x
Ladies who have finished, how realistic is it to go back to work 2 weeks after finishing rads ?I have sick note till then.I can do phased return but do a very stressful job,want to get some normal routine back but worried about the fatigue .
Christine we need to run your messages through " google translate "…
Ha yes it will get better my spelling lol…
well im not ready to go back to work yet had opp april z
Is that because of the impact of tablets, mental fatigue?Im so bored of this thing and I have only had one session of rads !
Hi Jill. I was hoping to go back to work in Sept for start of term. My job is demanding, spills outside normal hours and involves responsibility for others so takes up a lot of energy and time. I am now one week post rads and I am not feeling a whole lot better yet. My energy levels are poor. I can do stuff in the morning but have had to sleep in the afternoon a couple of times, which is absolutely unheard of for me. Also, I can only wear a bra for a few hours - not a good look at work! I mentioned elsewhere on here that my GP signed me off till Oct, saying it would take that long to recover. The radiotherapist said to wait three weeks post-rads before doing more than a walk in terms of exercise. So for me it’s taking longer than I expected (still have the medication issue to deal with too). I think you have to listen to your body, but there’s more suffering in going back too early than too late. If there are any lessons to be learned from this sorry experience (and I certainly don’t think it’s improved my life), it’s that we should be kind to ourselves. The GPs seem to encourage taking whatever time is needed. Good luck with your decision.
Jill, I agree totally with marcella. You know I only have 3 more rads to go, my gp gave me another 4 weeks when I saw her on Friday and spoke about if I needed extra time it’s totally understandable, my job involves children and families and too stressful under normal circumstances, I know you have that as well.
Having only ever been off work for a couple of days here and there for the odd flu episode I have been a model employee so don’t worry about being off. I want to be able to get back into work when my head is straight and meds have settled.
Sheena xx
Hi ladies
ive just got back from an 8mile hill walk havnt done one foe a while I did it all through opp and rads felt better then than now but ive done it nice soak in then bath now for me x
christine x
I’m just trying to get my head around where I will be up to in a few weeks time.I really want to have some kind if routine back and some kind if normality ,sitting around vegetating is not doing me any good .But sounds like 2 weeks may be ambitious .
Well done, Christine! Jill: you might be fine. If you are, you will have the energy to do fun things, building your strength. I’d err on the side of caution. The other option might be to ask for a longer phased return period. It is weird not being at work. Lots of my friends are colleagues so I hear what’s going on anyway.
Jill1998 I’m really pleased you asked that question. I am struggling with when to go back to work and very anxious about having any time off. I finish Rads on the 7th Sept. but should go back to work on the 1st but, like mf, I work in a school with special needs children and need to be very much firing on all cylinders. I hate taking time off. I have a review on Wednesday and will ask the question then. When I mentioned it to the GP, she said I could just phone up and they will sign me off “for a few weeks”.
In some jobs you just can’t coast along can you,when you are there it is full on ,can’t say to a child ,sorry can’t help you with that I’m too tired…My G.P pretty much said have as long as you need and Onc said one month after finishing before tiredness passers.It is more for my sanity and normality I want to go back.Real life seems to be moving further and further away.NP give yourself 2 weeks after finishing to assess how you feel and then look at phased return if you can.
I know from past experience that once you are back at work people soon forget you have been ill and stop making allowances.
I’ve decided to take more time off school. But not to lol about like I am now. I am going to concentrate on regaining some fitness. Going to swim everyday for half an hour and just focus on me. I can’t brush lover this and don’t really want to get back to normal. Treadmill etc. Yes I have to work but while I can get a sick note and get paid I’m going to sort myself out. I’m afraid if I go back I will come home exhausted and neglect myself. So normality can wait for a fitter, happier me! X
That’s how I feel too, familytree. I want things to be normal - but I don’t think I can operate at the same pace as before, and I don’t want to.
It’s a crossroads for sure isn’t it. I think the post trauma needs as much attention as the treatment. No way am I going to dive to work doing a half hearted job feeling drained. We have looked mortality in the eye…how do you do normal after that? I need much more than normal but not sure what that will be. Taking small steps. Fitness first x
Going off to bed now GP 10.30 and Hospital 2.00 night everyone sleep well.
Maggie XX
Just had rads should of had appointment with oncologist but they said he ws running late and I coulx miss it today if I wanted told them not seeing him again till 7 th sept they said any problems before then they will get me seen . Also they said at rads they were happy with the X-rays they took last week . Don’t know why they took them . Jill will be in touch tomorrow hope you all had a good weekend Julie x