Working during treatment

In general, how long is a piece of string……….

These days, true  chemo and radiation combo adjunct therapies are seldom used to treat melanoma.

That said; my job descriptions have changed over the years as have my treatments, which may give you some insight.

Once, when I was a construction manager and undergoing treatment, my job included climbing up scaffolding and scurrying around construction sites to supervise ongoing work.

Because the immunotherapy I was using at the time gave me quite a bit of brain stutter and brain fade, I had sense enough to know there was NO way I should be on an active construction site because my actions or inactions could well endanger others.  So, I only did Administrative things………………..no active, on site, operational duties.

Moving forward, I became  a business owner and still had melanoma smacking my ass with yet another treatment that for sure muddled my brain, and from surgery beat me down.

I straight up asked  my corporate attorney about my competency , be it real or imagined , given my present circumstance.

The decision was that I should have no active day to day operational control, yet have a active company role with a trustee.

Bottom line……………it depends on your job, your mindset, your financial position , the realities of your treatment plan, YOUR personal plan and your ability to adapt mentally and physically to the demands of cancer.

You gotta think it through.  Heck many people go through cancer treatment and don't miss a beat.

For the rest of us; work the problem, because there is no one answer.

Cheers,

Charlie S

In general, how long is a piece of string……….

These days, true  chemo and radiation combo adjunct therapies are seldom used to treat melanoma.

That said; my job descriptions have changed over the years as have my treatments, which may give you some insight.

Once, when I was a construction manager and undergoing treatment, my job included climbing up scaffolding and scurrying around construction sites to supervise ongoing work.

Because the immunotherapy I was using at the time gave me quite a bit of brain stutter and brain fade, I had sense enough to know there was NO way I should be on an active construction site because my actions or inactions could well endanger others.  So, I only did Administrative things………………..no active, on site, operational duties.

Moving forward, I became  a business owner and still had melanoma smacking my ass with yet another treatment that for sure muddled my brain, and from surgery beat me down.

I straight up asked  my corporate attorney about my competency , be it real or imagined , given my present circumstance.

The decision was that I should have no active day to day operational control, yet have a active company role with a trustee.

Bottom line……………it depends on your job, your mindset, your financial position , the realities of your treatment plan, YOUR personal plan and your ability to adapt mentally and physically to the demands of cancer.

You gotta think it through.  Heck many people go through cancer treatment and don't miss a beat.

For the rest of us; work the problem, because there is no one answer.

Cheers,

Charlie S

In general, how long is a piece of string……….

These days, true  chemo and radiation combo adjunct therapies are seldom used to treat melanoma.

That said; my job descriptions have changed over the years as have my treatments, which may give you some insight.

Once, when I was a construction manager and undergoing treatment, my job included climbing up scaffolding and scurrying around construction sites to supervise ongoing work.

Because the immunotherapy I was using at the time gave me quite a bit of brain stutter and brain fade, I had sense enough to know there was NO way I should be on an active construction site because my actions or inactions could well endanger others.  So, I only did Administrative things………………..no active, on site, operational duties.

Moving forward, I became  a business owner and still had melanoma smacking my ass with yet another treatment that for sure muddled my brain, and from surgery beat me down.

I straight up asked  my corporate attorney about my competency , be it real or imagined , given my present circumstance.

The decision was that I should have no active day to day operational control, yet have a active company role with a trustee.

Bottom line……………it depends on your job, your mindset, your financial position , the realities of your treatment plan, YOUR personal plan and your ability to adapt mentally and physically to the demands of cancer.

You gotta think it through.  Heck many people go through cancer treatment and don't miss a beat.

For the rest of us; work the problem, because there is no one answer.

Cheers,

Charlie S