Returning to work after an extended absence
So, I had a lumpectomy and then a bilateral mastectomy + reconstruction last year. I had planned to be away from work for something like 8 weeks. However, a few things got in the way - a nipple graft...
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terrianne after such a long break it is hard. I was off for nearly 9 months. Like you my boss was great. I eased back in by starting with 2 days then 3 days in one office then eventually 4 days spilt between my regular off ice and our head office. The hardest part for me was catching up on all the new rules and regulation changes that come about in my field of work. I did manage it and now I’m on the opposite end Im winding down to retirement. Don’t rush back in, if you don’t have to, it is amazing how exhausting it can be. Even though I’m a desk Jockey multitasking was hard at first. Phones going off at the same time as trying to concentrate on the job in front of me. You’re right about the taste of retirement I was more or less counting down to when I could choose to work my days and hrs which is more or less what I’m doing now.
Best of luck with the transition back into the world outside of treatment and Drs appointments.