I had a lumpectomy at the end of November and went back to high school teaching in January. I managed my normal 4 days a week ok until the 4th week when I was also working really hard, setting the cover work for the upcoming replacementnteacher. I got overwhelmed and weepy, feeling unable to sustain the level of intensity that the job requires.
I had 5 days radiotherapy immediately afterwards and have now had 3 weeks off to recover. My problem is that I'm really anxious about returning in case I get that overwhelm again. I'm still experiencing pain in my breast and some fatigue, but my main concern is the anxiety and emotion when I think about work. I've been teaching for 37 years and I usually absolutely love it, is it reasonable to have some more time off? I have a medical note for this week coming up but was thinking of going in for 2 mornings to see how I cope. Infeelmdonhuilty that my colleagues are having to work extra hard to support the cover teacher and provide consistency for my classes.
