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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...
You ask an excellent question and it’s great to see the comments!
yoyo thanks for the book reference and dot point comprehensive tips (haha smiled at your self confessed A type personality). Your comments really resonated as didcranky_granny
I have pondered a variation on your question terrianne as I am not returning to the workplace I had been in prior to diagnosis. I gave myself 12 months after my treatment finished to ponder how I take what this experience taught me and to do the next chapter of my professional life differently. I am in my early 60s and whilst I want to dial up and remain engaged in working life, I do want to right size the commitments I take on - for all the good reasons set out in the comments.