I�m self-employed which had its good points and bad. No work means no pay, so taking time off was a bad thing. I could however make my own hours and I did my best to put in at least two hours a day of work from my home. Some days I could do four or five and some days none. Driving was not a good idea at the end of treatment as I was on enough pain meds to scare myself.
The first few weeks of radiation did not affect me much and I was able to work full time for about the first 5-6 weeks of treatment. From there on out the effects started building up and I started reducing my work load. The two weeks after radiation ended where the worst and I was pretty much confined to bed and it was another month before I was able to get in more than 4 hours of work a day. Two months out I was able to work full time but was exhausted at the end of the day.

Everyone is different so this may not be of any help to you and I don�t know what you do for a living. If your employer will allow you to work from home on a limited basis that might help.


Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR