Hi everyone. I hope I can get any advice, guidance and opinions. I had my last chemo on Friday 13th February. I am very happy to have got to the end, and very thankful that it only took 8 months of treatment to get here 
I️ had aggressive breast cancer, so aggressive treatment. For the last 8 months it's been non stop. Chemo, mastectomy, radiotherapy then finally chemo again. I've gone through it pretty much alone, and like a robot. I was told to do this, do that, go there etc, I obviously got on with it. I've had major fatigue right from the beginning and had chemo brain the majority of the way. But I know because I went on robot mode, I haven't dealt with it mentally. Losing my hair, losing my breast, the fatigue etc. But to get to the point after all my waffling, I am a support worker, working with very active and sometimes aggressive people. I'm active pretty much every minute of a shift. So obviously I've been off sick for most of this journey. But now my manager is pushing that cancer is gone, treatment is finished so I should be back at work within a few weeks. Right now, I don't even feel like I'll be ready in two months. But I don't want it looking like I'm being lazy and using this as an excuse as to people who don't understand, it is all done now. My friend tells me to just wait. I will be having reconstruction surgery when I'm able and waiting list pending.
Sorry for the waffling, but I think it would help hearing what others think. I'm not a lazy person, and I really don't want that label put on me. But I also don't want to rush back too soon.
Look forward to hearing from you amazing people
