[Jackie07]

When I was undergoing chemo treatment (Taxatere, Carboplatin, Herceptin), it took me 4 days to recover after the infusion. I had infusion on Thursday afternoon around 4:30 pm. I went to work fine on Friday. Then I collapsed on Saturday and slept whole day Sunday. Then miraculously I was good to go back to work on Monday morning!il (though still tired easily)

It's natural for us to have self-doubt during treatment. Our body is busy fighting the disease, it's hard for us to spare our energy on anything else. And yes, we get much more sensitive than usual during this time period. Having tears is actually not a bad thing. Sometimes a good counselor can help us sort out things. It won't hurt to talk to a professional if you are still feeling like a mess.

I was introduced to a term called 'unresolved complex' - I was crying like a baby when a job counselor casually asked me: "How did you lose your job?" The job loss had happened more than 2 years prior and I'd already been working full-time - though not in the professional field I'd been trained for. The job counselor told me that I had unresolved complex and insisted that I see a psychiatrist! "So now I'm crazy?" I sobbed even more!

But I knew I needed help, so I got a referral from my family doctor (couldn't help crying while making the phone call) On the appointment day, the staff in the department seemed to have conspired together: everyone I met would ask me the same question: "So how did you lose your job?"

After I'd shed tears and told the story for the 4th (?) time, the question suddenly ceased to bother me ...