 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
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After my first round of OC, I returned to work part time aprox 6 weeks after finishing chemo and radiation.
The second round of OC was only surgery but it knocked me on my butt. It was only 7 months post treatments that I had the recurrance. I was still recovering from the first round. I didnt heal and was very fatigued. It took me 4 months to return to work.
Next was round 3 which was 14 months later. It was almost exactly 2 years after my original diagnosis. This time it was a huge operation and Im still recovering 10 months later. I just returned to work part time but it wears me out. It was necessary to return to force myself to face the facts. Physically and mentally cancer has weakened me so much that I am not able to work at this time. I am retiring this week.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
