I did chemo first - diagnosed 19 December 2019 and started chemo 2 January 2020 - less than 2 weeks later in the private system. I was lucky that my specialists did not take time off over Christmas. I didn’t have the test done as I think it has only recently become more widely recommended. I think you have done the right thing having another week off. Chemo is a very individual thing in terms of how you react. You will work out which days are not so great for you IF you do have any of them. I am a teacher too and I had the 4 you might have as well as 12 more, so I took leave. Thankfully I did pretty well during chemo. I was lucky as I had enough leave to have 3 terms off - I had a BMX too. You are doing the right thing and just taking it a week at a time. Don’t forget though, your health is now the priority, it’s time to put your needs first. Take care x
