Welcome to the forum nobody wants to join but when you’re here you will feel so supported.
I was ER+ and HER2+ so had chemo with Herceptin. I worked in a primary school and my headteacher suggested I needed the time after being diagnosed to get my headteacher around it all. I had said I wanted to work until my surgery, which I had before chemo/Herceptin but with hindsight my headteacher was right. I needed the time to come to terms with everything as well as having the flexibility to go to all the appointments I had scheduled. It would have been more problematic for the school to arrange so much cover and sometimes at short notice. Being signed off meant they had a ‘permanent’ replacement.
This thread might be helpful as it’s for TNBC
Also when you start chemo, there is a monthly thread to help you be supported and support others starting chemo in the same months. This is a link for the February 2026 thread.
Being diagnosed at any age can be stressful, for me I think it was like stepping on a rollercoaster or ferris wheel that I was on until my active treatment ended. Which was about 14 months from diagnosis. The little things didn’t matter anymore. It can be quite hard to articulate exactly what is going through your mind and equally it can be hard for others to get how you are feeling..
This forum is so supportive, so please keep sharing.
Take care
