I did it! I made it through my first week back at work. I am so glad I listened to my charge nurse when she suggested I start back with three eights instead of one eight and two twelves like I usually work. The leg held up remarkable well, considering. I felt twinges of pain when pushing heavy beds or walking backwards but with a little rest and elevation I recovered fairly quickly.
The funny thing was whenever someone would see me with my leg elevated they would ask if I was comfortable. I got so annoyed I finally started snapping at people, "No, I'm not comfortable, I have a blood clot." That really shut some of them up. I live the look on a doctors face when they just realized they upset a sick person.
I didn't realize how much I missed my coworkers while I was gone. I got a lot of hugs, and welcome back Heather's. It was really nice.
This Saturday we headed I to New Braunfels to spend some time with my mom for Mother's day. It was really nice and wound up talking them into desert at the gluten free bakery. I actually asked of they would let me work there on a volunteer basis. I would love to work in a bakery because I know I would lose my appetite and lose weight like crazy. Maybe I should look for a local bakery to start working for on my days off. I think if I could combine baking, cooking and writing I would have the perfect career. To that effect look out for more recipe blogs posts in my near future.
I am not good at journaling but I want to remember what I learn. While this is not a journal, I will write small articles about what I have learned here so I can refer to them in the future.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Back to work, week 1
Labels:
baking,
mothers day,
work
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