Hello Granny68, 

I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis and I hope you are recovering well after your lumpectomy. I can imagine this is a very worrying time for you as you are waiting to find out more about your treatment plan in a few days. 

It's good you work from home and I hope it all goes well for you on Monday and that working will help you focus on something else in the next few days before you find out more about your treatment plan. It might be worth discussing this with your medical team when they tell you more about your treatment plan on the 15th as your ability to work may depend on what kind of treatment you will be offered for example. They will be able to tell you I am sure whether they think you need to take time off and how much time off might be required during your treatment. Tell them what kind of work you do too and that you work from home as this may have an impact on whether you need to take time off or how much time off you may need.

Macmillan have a detailed  Work and Cancer section  which I hope you will find useful and which may answer some of the questions you may have. 

If you wanted to talk things through with one of our cancer nurses, don't hesitate to give them a call on this free number 0808 800 4040 - their line is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. 

I hope that you will hear from others who have been in a similar position before and that they will be drop by shortly to share their experiences with you. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hello Granny68, 

I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis and I hope you are recovering well after your lumpectomy. I can imagine this is a very worrying time for you as you are waiting to find out more about your treatment plan in a few days. 

It's good you work from home and I hope it all goes well for you on Monday and that working will help you focus on something else in the next few days before you find out more about your treatment plan. It might be worth discussing this with your medical team when they tell you more about your treatment plan on the 15th as your ability to work may depend on what kind of treatment you will be offered for example. They will be able to tell you I am sure whether they think you need to take time off and how much time off might be required during your treatment. Tell them what kind of work you do too and that you work from home as this may have an impact on whether you need to take time off or how much time off you may need.

Macmillan have a detailed  Work and Cancer section  which I hope you will find useful and which may answer some of the questions you may have. 

If you wanted to talk things through with one of our cancer nurses, don't hesitate to give them a call on this free number 0808 800 4040 - their line is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. 

I hope that you will hear from others who have been in a similar position before and that they will be drop by shortly to share their experiences with you. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator