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Re: question
I went back to work with an acute case of chemo brain.
My psychiatrist, with onc approval, rx'ed a low dose of a non stimulant ADD drug to help me focus and remember. She's been treating me for chronic depression for years and noticed the cb. It was a tremendous help--I couldn't have made it one day at work w/out it.
Keep in mind, Going back to work is difficult and an anxiety, esp when it seems everyone in the office wants to talk to you about is your health, your treatments, and share stories of someone they know who had cancer, etc. not realizing you don't want nor need to hear the C word all day long.
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Vicki
Lord, give me the comfort of Your embrace and acceptance of Your will.
3/11: DX: IDC, HER2++, ER/PR neg, stage 4, mets to liver. Primary tumor: grade 3; 11 cm. 2nd smaller tumor: ~2.5cm. Multiple affected nodes, 1 spot on liver. 6 rounds TCH prior to bmx.
7/11: Nothing left except Primary breast tumor now 1.5cm.
8/11: BMX, 17/17 nodes clear. No post-op chemo or radiation indicated. NED!
10/11: NED! Continue Herceptin indef.
2/12: Reoccurence of liver mets; both lobes. Tykerb added to Herceptin.
5/12: Progression of liver mets. Stop Tykerb, start Abraxane & Herceptin weekly.
8/12: Progression in liver and lymph nodes around liver and right kidney. Herceptin not working anymore! Stop Abraxane and Herceptin. Start Tykerb and Xeloda.
10/12: Severe side effects. 3 weeks break from everything.
12/12: It's working! All tumors gone except 2 (from 20+) Continue Tykerb and Xeloda. Brain and spine MRIs clear.
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