Gosh Tricia, Been gone so much I just now ran across this. .
You're a nurse so you probably know about this but they have oral Chemo now. Came out just recently. My brother-in-law is taking it and is about through with the course.He "did" have the surgery first---colon. He's had few of the side effect usually associated with chemo,(Well, he didn't have much hair to "fall out" )<G>.Much simpler than the standard . They just send him the pills when they're required. Heck, they were on vacation when they found it or just before they went. Anyway, they went ahead and went to Phoenix from Iowa and then Ca. and he took it as required. They're home now and it finishes in July. He's supposed to stsy out of the sun but being a farmer, of course he doesn't.
I don't want to go on and on but my other sister in law took chemo after surgery for breast cancer when relatively young and she lived to be an old woman.
OK, nuff said. I know more stuff about it to if you want to E me.
but you're the nurse . Best of luck, whatever you decide. It is , after all your decision. Not ours or the doctors or anyones else
Wy