Hi
I have Anal Cancer, I had Chemo and Radiotherapy in June/July. During treatment my work were great.
However since treatment has finished they've completely changed. Originally I was allowed extra breaks if needed which I rarely took. I've now been told that if i'm ill I need to be off ill and they won't allow adhoc breaks anymore.
I've also been brought to an Absence Review Meeting as my sickness is 'too high', she has disregarded any sickness when I had treatment which was minimal (I worked through it all, except a few odd days). My other absences are Mental health which is due to me having cancer and also my mum having Bowel Cancer. Also i've been getting Migraines since I had treatment, I have told her this is linked to my cancer but this has been disregarded.
I had a scan to see if the treatment worked, which it sadly didn't. I then had 3 days off to get my head around either having a major op or knowing if it has spread elsewhere and being terminal. This also hasn't been classed as 'Cancer' on my sickness record, it's just written down as 'Anxiety'.
Is there anything I can do? I've looked into raising a grievance but it will become so awkward but I don't see any other option.
Also if I am allowed to take someone to the meeting is there anyone from Macmillan that can attend these types of meetings (over teams)
Thanks for listening, any advice would be great.