My Final Week Off Work & Recovery
July 6, 2009 by Sandy Robinson
Filed under My Journey
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost two weeks since my surgery and while the beginning stages of my recovery were going slowly, I am finally starting to feel better. I still have some pain when I walk and I notice first thing in the morning I have a lot of pain. As the day progresses, however, it seems to ease up. This is my last week I will be off work and I’m nervous about going back on Sunday. I’m afraid my first shift back will be a six-hour shift and that normally is too much for me. With it being my first day back to work, I’m afraid I will have a lot of problems. I have told my boss several times that I can’t work anymore than 4 hour shifts but he keeps scheduling me for six-hour shifts on the weekends. I go to my family doctor tomorrow for a check-up so I’m going to have her write me a doctor’s note saying I am limited to four hours. They will have to listen then.
My sleeping is still an issue and I am averaging maybe 3 – 4 hours a night. I am very sleep deprived and I can’t concentrate very well. This is something else I have to discuss with the doctor tomorrow also.
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Recovering from any surgery is a lot tougher with fibromyalgia. I take five weeks to recover from surgeries. Defiantly get a doctor’s note and make your boss give you part time hours to start with.
Take care,
Teia
I just started taking melatonin again for my sleep problems after not taking it for over 10 years. It’s working great so far. I am having some sleep walking and eating problems, and I keep falling asleep curled up in a ball of pain with my head against the dresser next to my bed which causes a painful bump after the dent goes away. I’ve tried to sleep on the other side or other positions, but I always end up in the same position each night.
Hope you’re feeling better and healing soon. I also hope you get that Drs note. I know when I worked I had to have a Drs note saying that I had to use the bathroom a certain amt of times per day, and it took me a certain amt of tme to go. It worked well until I fell asleep in there once. I don’t work there anymore..
Take Care,
Lynn