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I agree there's not much compassion in the workplace anymore. Maybe it's because we're surviving longer. I've been at this company for 30 years, in management and have to keep fairly quiet about my cancer too. My upper management seemed very caring at first but after missing so much with a year of chemo & rad treatments & fatigue, they don't understand why I can't put in a 60 hour week now or why I have set-backs or why I have to go for herceptin treatment - wasn't I finished with chemo? My husband wants me to retire, but that's all I'd get is a gold watch & they even came out last week & said they would only guarantee retiree's insurance at the current rate for 3 years. The sad part is I really love my job but my chemo-brain is taking a toll, and I don't need the stress right now, but I do need the insurance.
You don't need that kind of stress either. Good luck to you.
Ora
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DX 7-5-05, Age 54, Stage 1, Grade 2, ER+ (25%) PR- Her2 neu 3+
Lumpectomy 8-4-05, 2cm tumor, 3 nodes neg, Completed 4 A/C, 4 taxol, decadron (weekly due to steriod reaction) finished 4-17-06
Finished 33 rads 6-5-06, Femara, Started Herceptin 6-22-06
Effexor for hot flashes, Taken off Herceptin Feb 2007 due to low LVEF (44 by Echo) Coreg & Lisinopril replaced bp meds - April Echo back up to 55 Resumed Herceptin 5-21-07.
2010: almost 5 YRS NED!!! Still taking Femara & Coreg. Due to all the CT scans, abdominal aneurysm found & repaired. Something good came out of having cancer.
2013 7+ years NED. Still on Femara
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