Doctor's Note
It's been 5 weeks and 4 days since my open heart surgery. Before my surgery my cardiologist told me that I could go back to work after 6 weeks, but not before then. So this Friday makes 6 weeks.
Know what I did today? I went to see my doctor to get a note saying that it was okay for me to go back to work. Interesting, huh? The powers-that-be at my publishing house won't let me back to work unless I have a note from my doctor saying that I can work. Usually it's the other way around. Aren't you supposed to have a note from the doctor saying you CAN'T work? Oh yeah. I did that too, right before my surgery.
Tonight my friend from work, Dana, came over with her adorable 2 year-old son, Paul. Will was great and played with Paul so Dana and I could talk. Dana offered to give me a backrub. Of course I accepted. (My back has been sore since my surgery.) Wow. She could get paid for these backrubs. If I could, I would hire her as my personal masseuse. I would take her everywhere with me - shopping, to my parents' house, out to eat, home, to work (oh wait - she's already at work with me). I contemplated making Dana stay a few more hours so she could rub my back on demand, but then what would we have done with Paul?
I eventually let her go home, but gave her my doctor's note to give to the person at work who needs it. So I'm officially starting work again on Monday. (Sobbing...)
But the nice thing about this is that I'm going to ease into working again. I start on Monday (sniff, sniff) but I will be working from home. In fact, I'll be working from home all week. Then I'll be back in the office after Labor Day.
Okay, if I think about work anymore I'll get a little depressed.
This week, Will and I have planned to watch all four Harry Potter movies. We watched the first one last night and the second one this evening. We'll watch the third one tomorrow and the 4th on Thursday.
I'm going to do another puzzle. I also read a book today. I plan to read at least 2 more before Monday. Hey - I gotta soak up the little time I have left of being a woman of leisure.
Know what I did today? I went to see my doctor to get a note saying that it was okay for me to go back to work. Interesting, huh? The powers-that-be at my publishing house won't let me back to work unless I have a note from my doctor saying that I can work. Usually it's the other way around. Aren't you supposed to have a note from the doctor saying you CAN'T work? Oh yeah. I did that too, right before my surgery.
Tonight my friend from work, Dana, came over with her adorable 2 year-old son, Paul. Will was great and played with Paul so Dana and I could talk. Dana offered to give me a backrub. Of course I accepted. (My back has been sore since my surgery.) Wow. She could get paid for these backrubs. If I could, I would hire her as my personal masseuse. I would take her everywhere with me - shopping, to my parents' house, out to eat, home, to work (oh wait - she's already at work with me). I contemplated making Dana stay a few more hours so she could rub my back on demand, but then what would we have done with Paul?
I eventually let her go home, but gave her my doctor's note to give to the person at work who needs it. So I'm officially starting work again on Monday. (Sobbing...)
But the nice thing about this is that I'm going to ease into working again. I start on Monday (sniff, sniff) but I will be working from home. In fact, I'll be working from home all week. Then I'll be back in the office after Labor Day.
Okay, if I think about work anymore I'll get a little depressed.
This week, Will and I have planned to watch all four Harry Potter movies. We watched the first one last night and the second one this evening. We'll watch the third one tomorrow and the 4th on Thursday.
I'm going to do another puzzle. I also read a book today. I plan to read at least 2 more before Monday. Hey - I gotta soak up the little time I have left of being a woman of leisure.
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