Forum Discussion
Newbie - and finding it hard to go back to work
Hi everyone First post and I'm glad to be here. I was diagnosed 2 months ago, had surgery a month ago, and am starting radiotherapy in January. I've been lucky as my cancer was caught very early. A...
I was told that a lot of women work through radiotherapy... personally, once it started I was quite zonked. I went back for 3 3 hour shifts in between surgery and radiotherapy, but found it quite draining. I did not sleep well with the Nerve pain under my arm, and was just generally tired. I also got a bit weary of 'keeping people up to date', though I did enjoy visits. My radiotherapy finished in November, after which there was a hectic Christmas, and I found that I had lost a lot of fitness, eventuating with a sore back. The physio I work for has now obtained a standing desk for me and I work only 3 to 4 hours at this stage. The appointment times for radiotherapy were not sensibly agreeable to working either. Put yourself first.