I'm back Baby!

As I whined about before, I am back to work.  I logged in for my first time in 4 weeks last Thursday.  I won't lie.  I didn't feel ready and I wasn't sure I could do it but I did and it went fine.  I did set the expectation that I will not be working over 8 hours a day.  I also asked for flexibility if I am having trouble and needed to take a mid-day break.  My manager agreed to both those terms.

Thursday, I spent all day getting caught up on email.  I had over 900 emails to catch up on.  The older they got, the less I need to be concerned about because most things were already taken care of.  I had a few meetings including a catch up meeting with my manager.  Because I started at 7:00 am, I was able to log off at 3:00 and promptly took a nap which I needed.  I was proud that I did so well working a full day although I was a little sore and had lots of "settling" in my tummy.  Friday was a similar day with me getting caught up on projects and getting up to speed on the projects.

I spent a good hunk of the weekend resting.  I had planned that so it was just fine.  I had my book club book to read so it was an excellent compliment to the plan (I finished the book Sunday night).  I did go out to dinner with Philip on Saturday.  We also went to see Cinderella which was fun.  Sunday was "couch dependency day".  I made sure the couch wasn't lonely.  The cats love "couch dependency day".

I'm back to work again today.  This week will be a full week.  I think I should be okay but I do continue to be kind to myself.

I had no idea it would take this long to get over this surgery.   I hear from some that were fine after 2 weeks.  A few say they were recovering for 6 weeks or more.  I can't help but wonder if my crappy immune system and muscle disease isn't playing a part in the slow recovery.  I know I am ready to be back to normal.  I have 2 more weeks before my follow up appointment with my doctor.

Oh.  And today, the day came I've been waiting for.  I got a call survey regarding my stay at the hospital.  I had lots of feedback to provide.  I only wish I could have said more.  It was just a survey company calling so not as personal as the written survey but at least I had a chance to let them know how I felt about my nurse the first day.