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Hello Natalie, I was diagnosed with grade 3 breast cancer and finished chemo and radiotherapy last year. There's so much information to absorb and sometimes its difficult to retain and make sense of it all, so I understand what you are going through! When you go for your first chemo session, the nurses should sit you down and go through what to expect, how long you will need chemo for etc. You could also write down a list of questions to ask your Oncologist regarding chemo too. As far as time off work goes, I expected to be back at work reasonably quickly, but it didnt work out that way. I started by applying for leave a few weeks at a time but then decided to go on extended leave to fully recover before I went back to work. I certainly didnt rush things....I had about 18 months off work! Everyone is different though, and you may want to (or need to) return much earlier than that! I think employers are usually very good about absence due to cancer though. Will be thinkking of you, Celeste