Hi folks,
I have been off work since May after having started the job in Dec. I was diagnosed with FNHL in April and have been receiving R-CHOP. My employer has been great, but my job is based in a college working face to face with students and staff (not teaching). Some of this can be done remotely but large parts of it require me to be on campus or meet in person with students.
My consultant is not keen for me to return to this and just keeps saying we will review next month. I can't see them recommend I return anytime soon with the liklihood of covid and other infections high in this environment. Has anyone had similar issues and how did you resolve?
I'm thinking of a change of career, but have spent my whole working life working with people in similar environments. How do you go about changing your career with this diagnosis, I can't help but think it makes me rather unemployable....
Rachel 
Hi Rachel, it’s a hard one for you. I worked as a FE College Lecturer for 12 years after my diagnosis and eventually took early retirement as the stress more than anything was effecting my condition.
I have a skin NHL and is completely different from FL…… but I was basically ‘in’ treatment on and off all the way through these 12 years and I lived with a weakened immune system because of the drugs and treatments I was having so often had infections over the winter months but my employers were great and did their best to set up my teaching timetables to allow my 2-3 treatment appointments every week for 10-15 week every years plus clinic appointments.
I could not see me doing face to face teaching now, not just because of Covid but as my two Stem Cell Transplants have left me with an even more weakened immune system.
Lets see if any one can talk from a position being in Covid times ((hugs))
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the reply. Yeah, my employer has been great and really helpful/understanding but think my consultant and the team want me to return on a work from home basis only and that just won't work for my role. They said they'd review again in November but I can't see a fall in covid numbers anytime soon.
Hitting Google to research non-public facing jobs with my skill set....fingers crossed.
