Stress at Work

On Monday, November 20th, I came to work and checked in with Elizabeth to see how the Macro was running. She and I discussed several things. I then went to see Bonnie about my office. On the way I ran into Linda E. and asked her the person's name who would be giving me the rest of my sick leave pool. i then went to my office, Bonnie and I discussed what I needed to do. David had asked me to stop by his office to talk about the Comnet I attended on the Friday before. I left the building remembering to contact Carol Dunigan, Andy M., getting my office packed, etc. As I got in my car to go to my chiropractor, I remembered I had forgotton to talk to David about the comnet,. when I called him, he said "Are you having trouble concentrating today?"

On Wednesday, November 22nd, Drs. Phillips and Howland both said they heard Patty was taking over my job. Specifically Dr. Phillips said he was going to miss me.

I feel this is extra stress being added to my life making it more difficult to concentrate. David wants me to be at work no later than 8:30 am. Is this reasonable? God I really really want to hear you on this. Will my health suffer if I do so? Am I taking advantage, using my cancer as an excuse to be lazy?

Here is something from Yahoo's health webpage:

You can help yourself cope with the changes in your memory by taking a few simple steps. You might want to:

Exercise your body. Aerobic exercise helps your mood and can make you feel more alert. Both can help you when it comes to concentrating.

Exercise your mind. Give your mind a workout by learning a new skill, such as a new language. Take a class or participate in a book club.

Track your memory problems. Keep a detailed diary of your memory problems throughout your day. Carry your diary with you and take quick notes on what medications you take and when. Note the time of day your memory problems occur and the situation.

Target specific problems. Use your daily diary to determine what influences your memory problems. If they tend to crop up in the early afternoon, you can prepare yourself by not scheduling meetings or deadlines at that time of day.

Take notes. Make a list of everything you need to accomplish today and use that as a guide.

Take detailed notes of things you need to remember.
Start a routine.

Put your keys or other commonly misplaced objects in the same place every time you set them down. Try to keep the same schedule every day.

Talk about your problems. Be open with your friends and family about what you're experiencing. Let them know your mind is moving a little slower these days and explain how they can help you. This can make you more relaxed and make it easier for you to think and process information.

Find the coping method that's best for you and stick to it. Talk to your doctor about your concerns. He or she might have some other suggestions.

Source: http://health.yahoo.com/topic/cancer/treatment/article/mayoclinic/A5316700-1E17-4A5C-9CDDE45709A643C0;_ylt=Ah_lhN5BRuW_qd3J5.w9H4lLvs8F

I feel stress is being added to me at work because I'm unsure what my employeers are trying to do. I feel I'm being "pushed" out.

I will get my job description to look at more closely and I will talk to someone, Al, John, maybe someone at MD Anderson about what rights I have to keep my job.
And of course talk to Dr. D about what I can do about my brain fog.