Lowered immune system

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Hi all

A question for those who have come out the other side - so to speak. 
I’m in week 8 after treatment - chemo at week 1 and 4 and 30 rounds of radiotherapy. 
I am planning to go to meet friends at a pub on Dec 10th and to go to a restaurant for my nieces birthday on 19th December.

Although I’m being super careful wearing a mask and sanitising my hands - is it foolish to go to crowded places - should I leave it a while ? 
I don’t want to get any infections, but I have hardly been out in 14 weeks other than for a walk or to the hospital or to pick up a prescription, so it would be nice. I have had visitors but only 1 or 2 at a time. 
My sisters have been looking after me and one of them who is a natural worrier is very anxious about me going to these events.

Your advice with the gift of hindsight would be very much appreciated 

thank you 

  • Hi Rupertsmum, well done on finishing your treatment, and the fact that you feel well enough to go out. The thing I would suggest is, to get in touch with one of your team, and ask them to advise you. Best wishes.

    Ray.

  • Your advice with the gift of hindsight would be very much appreciated 

    Hi Rupertsmum

    I can use Hazel’s hindsight. 
    She had two out of there chemos and seven weeks of RT and flew to Spain at 8 weeks ( mad! ) 

    But as Ray says, check with your team. Just phone your CNS. 

    Dani 

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  • Hi yes I flew to Spain with my oncologist s blessing. We were going to our apartment and like he said as long as I was sensible it was time to live my life. If I had been  going on a boozy ( lol ) trip to Benidorm no way would he let me go. Honestly it gave me the lift I needed  after being cocooned inside apart from  walks into our village.So my  advise is  check with cns or consultant but go for it. 
    Od I also rode my bike 22 km in 3 weeks but it was a start. 

    Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz 

    My blog is www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com  HPV 16+ tonsil cancer Now  6 years  post treatment. 35 radiotherapy 2 chemo T2N2NM.Happily getting on with living always happy to help

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to Beesuit

    Hi Rupertsmum

    I finished chemoradio in early June 30 radio 4 chemo,

    Tonsil cancer T2N1M0 

    Been on some jaunts...short breaks in Scotland X2 and a 12 night break in Canary Islands, no ill effects and no special precautions.

    The only thing that hurt was the travel insurance cost.

    Take care

    Peter