u/Own_Consequence8743

I’m 47 and have worked my job (a very busy admin role) for 13 years. I’ve been a federal employee for 15 years. I’ve been diagnosed with a treatable, but incurable, type of leukemia, high blood pressure, cardiomyopathy, tachycardia, severe anemia, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and a condition called eosinophilic esophagitis. All are chronic conditions since most of the heart issues are caused by the cancer medication I have to take for life (so I can’t treat the blood pressure easily with diet and exercise). I’m on treatment for them all and doing okay medically.

The medications I need are causing a lot of issues with horrible fatigue, nausea, dizziness, a floaty head feeling, and joint pains though. I’ve missed 120+ hours of sick leave from medical visits and sick days each year the last few years. My performance dropped this year (surprise 🙃🤣), but I work with awesome supervisors who have supported me because of what all I do for them.

I’m worried about applying and getting denied. Has anyone had similar conditions and been approved? It’ll be hard to step away from my work family if I do this, but I’m not sure how much longer I can sustain the work load that I have, that is continually getting added to, without harming my work programs and my health.