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Originally Posted by DapperButch
Yes, mine was 12 times, every other week, for 6 months. I would have a 4 hour infusion, and then I wore a chemo pump for 48 hours. I would do my chemo on a Wednesday morning, get the pump on, go back to get pump removed on Friday afternoon and then crash for the entire weekend (evidently, it is common to get tired AFTER the chemo finishes, not during). I worked full time the whole way through, which really was probably dumb. I won't do that again, if it comes back. I started not working the afternoons of the infusions, however, because the steroids made me so agitated I would be irritable with my coworkers (fortunately, only the ones I was close too). So, at some point I just started taking those Wednesdays off.
pynnkameleon, I loved your post and have a lot to say, but will have to get to it later.
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I worked through it too. I would get chemo Friday and have the weekend for rest. I was back at work Monday, until I started the Taxol and then after chemo Friday, I would work from home Monday and Tuesday.
I agree, I wouldn't do it again. BUT, it kept my mind on other things, too.