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AlaskaAngel,
Chemotherapy (which I declined) was not the only issue - I had to fight to get an acceptable schedule for radiotherapy, that was not middle of the day, but before I had to go to my job. Many, if not most, of the patients receiving Rx at the major metropolitan center where I was treated (i.e., four linear accelerators running 8 hours a day) were NOT working, and had greater flexibility for scheduling. Wouldn't it make sense to reserve the early and end of day appointments for those of us who need special times? I told the techinicians I felt like I had a paper route for 7 weeks: up at 5:30 a.m. to do a "second job" with it's own commute before my "real" job. To top it off, the doctor and her resident seemed surprised that I worked throughout the treatment, which suprised ME.
Hopeful
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