I definetly couldn't work during radiation/chemo however I tried to go back to work immediately afterwards. It was difficult to get out of bed, the 1st day I pulled a full 8 hours but was sweating and clearly miserable. The next 2 days I could only do 4 hour shifts, sweating and miserable. Finally my owners wouldn't allow me back on property until I was "better", It's been a year and I'm still not working. Between the surgeries and effects from radx I'm all sorts of messed up...but seeing light at the end of the tunnel though!

Hang in there...but if you need to apply for SSI stop working as soon as you are able, it takes 5 months from the day you apply to start getting benefits if you qualify.