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Re: Is this true? Getting sick question
I work in a hospital and am certified in infection control. I stay home if my CBC blood tests are low. My oncologist told me he usually advises nurses and teachers to stay home from work while on chemo. When I'm at work I try not to leave my office and avoid the cafeteria and meetings in small rooms. I wash my hands ALOT! I have one more chemo to go and fortunately I have not had any viruses or infections. I am going to get a flu shot this week. I am also going to ask my doc if it is safe to get the pneumonia and shingles vaccines.
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Laurie in Idaho
IDC, Her2+++, PR- ER- diagnosed Feb 2014 1 month before 53rd bday
2.6 cm mass right breast with lymph node involvement
THP-FEC neoadjuvant chemo regimen
THP (taxotere, Herceptin, perjcta) every 3 weeks for 4 doses started 3/27/14
BRCA negative
bilateral mastectomy with lymph node dissection done June 2014 15 lymph nodes removed all negative for cancer, breast tumor gone
FEC (5-FU, epriubicin, Cytoxan) every 3 weeks for 4 doses, Herceptin every 3 weeks for a year, then
radiation for 6 weeks
New Years Eve 2014 completed radiation
September 2015 Latissimus Dorsi Flap reconstruction
March 2016 rib fractures under implant
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