Our kiddos were great- every Friday, one of the co-teachers would send me an email, with messages from the kiddos- then I could work on a response over the weekend to send back to her! This made the reconnection back with them so much easier, because we were up-to-date on what their week was like. It was usually a series of three emails, since we had three classes of kiddos that would rotate through the classrooms (we have one wing for our kiddos as the Gen Ed classrooms, crowds, noise, etc. and level of work required is so triggering) - so one email for each class! I hope you have some yummy coffee etc. to enjoy while you put together all the lesson plans etc. Hugs!

Thanks. I am a special education teacher with mild behaviors. I am not having radiation or chemo, but I will be on hormonal medication. My first surgeon said probably 2 weeks to go back to work, but I am having reconstruction, so I doubt the 2 week time frame. I will ask my new surgeon this week. Thanks.

Hi Dorcas, I had a single mastectomy at age 62, aesthetic flat closure (no plans for reconstruction). My surgeon was willing to release me back to work at 5 weeks post surgery. I had no complications with healing, but part of the consideration is the type of work you do, an office job may be released sooner. I worked with students with significant intellectual disabilities, who would often have meltdowns and become violent. Each year we had to be recertified in physical manuevers to prevent harm to themselves, other students, staff, etc. In addition some others had mobility issues, and I often had to help with the lifting to adaptive equipment, in and out of wheelchairs etc.

I did not go back to work until 8 weeks after surgery though, because the oncologist wanted to get at least two sessions of chemo in after surgery (I was on a 3 week schedule) before releasing me.

Hope this helps! Hugs!

Good morning DorcasOluwafisoye. Hope your day is going well. I've never had a mastectomy. I had a lumpectomy in 2022 for DCIS Stage 0 grade 3. I'm doing very well and no side effects from Anastrozole. Sometimes I do have fatigue but not everyday. You maybe sore for several weeks or more. Some pain you will experience which it can be managed with medication. Ask your doctor about gentle exercises to help with stiffness and mobility. Sleeping on your may help with a few pillows propped can help too. Fatigue comes please rest your body. Hope this can help you. God bless, take care.✝️🙏✝️