Comments on: Back to normal?

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:12:56 +0000

i meant 16th Jan – as pointed out by Merry !

By: Joyce

Joyce — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:08:19 +0000

Yes, the doctor has said he is giving me two week sick notes as HE wants to review me at least 2 weekly, and not because he thinks I should be planning on being back at work by then. And major shopping in busy supermarket – well, that’s ALWAYS beyond me – that’s Bob’s job I guess I’ve never needed a convalesence really before, and I’m struggling with the concept of being off sick, and yet not lying in bed with temperature. Although not driving in worst of winter a very appealling concept. Back for a week early FEb, maybe, then a week of leave to go to Melrose might constitute a nice move back into the swing on things.

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:22:21 +0000

i think i probably will. I have elected to return 16th feb [1 more week sick leave and 1 week annual leave] but may shy out of the heavy stuff for the first week, depending on. After all, I still can’t drive.
At least I haven’t been actively unwell.

TBH Joyce, I think you prob need a good month of recuperation before you go back. i don’t think you should feel at all pressurised to return by them. After all, you will need to concentrate for a long drive at the end of a hard day. No point going to work if you can’t survive journey home. Please take the maximum time off you can, and then suggest the first week back is done from home and they can send you all the stuff you need to know to catch up and mull over. Suggest to them that although you are having 2 week sicknotes as you wish to return as soon as possible, it has been discussed that the earliest you are likely to be able to return to work is the beginining of feb, and even then, there is a doubt over whether you could do long days or long drives for the first week at least.

You have had a life threatening major illness. Until you can get out of bed, go and do the major shopping in a busy supermarket and then get home without feeling you will die and sleeping for the rest of the day you are in no way ready to go!

By: Joyce

Joyce — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:50:07 +0000

Are you going to need physio etc before it’s properly functional, or is it not even at that stage yet? Work has been asking me what they can do to “facilitate my return”. It’s a bit scary actually, as though I am def over the acute illness now, Xmas Day probably being my last actively *ill* day, I feel ages away from a proper recovery. I can only manage about half an hour at a time on my feet, and am still sleeping for about three hours every afternoon. I’m trying to find the balance between an appropriate recovery period, to avoid me immediately getting ill again, and just needing to give myself a sharp kick and get on with it.

By: Merry

Merry — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:57:19 +0000

spect so

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:35:53 +0000

Old variant of show – this is Helen remember

Tomorrow? afternoon? Time we left here, got there, shopped for seats etc. we are probably talking after 1-2 pm – any good?

By: Merry

Merry — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:22:19 +0000

What is this “shew”?

PS – can be in for a bit tomorrow, but have to go out at some point When d’ya fancy?