Back to work
Hi Gang, Just wanted you to all know tomorrow I go back to my morning job. I'm a lunch lady. After 3 1/2 weeks I am eager to get back to normal. I work an evening job as well and went back to that last Tuesday night.....its OK in the evenings as the kids are here with Honeybunny, but I worry about tomorrow when he will be home alone for the first time. Both the kids and I will be at school. I think he's doing well, still weaker then I think he should be, I have to beg him to go walking the block with me. He's done it a couple times. I know this will help with his over all recovery. He's just not very self motivated these days, perhaps its all he's been through, I get a bit frustrated at it. He's got a second chance and it FEELS like he couldn't care less, YES........I hear ya all screaming lol ... its depression...hopeful Thursdays appt with doctor will help him with that. At some point he has to take responsibility for his recovery??? I can love him, support him, encourage him, cook for him, ect...but really I think HE has to make the effort. Can you tell today's a bad day??? Anyway...I just wanted you all to know that I will be somewhat MIA till evenings. Thank you for all the support...it means so much to me. Have a blessed day Dena
I have not posted much for the past two weeks or so because good things have been happening and I have been busy. As some of you know I have a CABGx5 on Jan 15 2007 and have been recovering at home after only 4 days in the hospital. I started posting near the time of the operation and have been reading most of the post till about a week and a half back. What I have not communicated I guess is the following. I have been in rehad since mid-February and have been off pain meds for about a month now. I had some depression but no so bad as to need medication. Since I am only 57 I have to go back to work, so I started reading about returning and getting the head prepared. I worked crossword puzzles and jigssaw puzzles everyday for about five weeks. When I started I could do a 1000 piece puzzle in about 5 days work working on it quite a lot. I did this to start making my brain think, get the focus off of the problem, and work on eye and hand coordination. This really worked. The last puzzle I did was Saturday. It was over 500 pieces and took about three hours. Also I started to work on the time I get up every morning, and adjusting the amount of sleep I get. I started working on 9 hours with getting up at 8:00 am if I did not wake up earlier without an alarm. If I woke up at 4:00 am I would stay up and adjust the bed time the next evening. DOing this I have regulared the sleep cycles so I am back to normal. Lastly I started back to work on the 20th of March, last Tuesday. I am working half time and am making it okay. People at work were glad to have me return and I have had no problem with feeling like I am 'damaged goods'. My manager and I meet of Friday and discussed workload, priorities etc. And we also covered hour of work, a new chair so I can be more comfortable, and other things about me being successful on the job. I have a good working situation and really appreciate it. Just because I am back to work and doing quite well does not mean that I will be leaving the board. Many helped me and I would like to assist others if that is possible in the future. I guess for now I can say that the path for me to this point was shorter then many, but it was still very difficult, with many bumps and I am glad for the healing so far. I feel that I have been living a miracle and that God has blessed me to recover as rapidly as I have. I am not done, there is still some pain, limitations, and the center of the chest is still tender but still there is progress.
Hi Everyone, I haven't posted for a while. My surgery was February 2/07. I went back to work Monday.My blood pressure and sugars have skyrocketed this week. I am really puzzled about my diabetes. Now that I am at work my meals are spaced further apart. I have been so busy that I have been skipping my snacks and eating less than when I was at home. I even lost two pounds this week. Instead of going lower, my sugar keeps going higher.I was wondering if stress causes the sugar to go up, or does my pancreas go into fasting mode and give off more glucose, like it does at night? It was doing so well until now. Yesterday morning my blood pressure was 193/92. They want diabetics to be no more than 120/75. It has been high for a few days, but this morning it was good,so I am not too worried about it. I will mention it to my cardiologist when I see him on the 28 thof this month. He keeps increasing my BP meds. All the best to all of you Sharon [INLINE] ,
Sharon, I went back to work and worked 11 months after my triple bypass in 2004. My blood pressure and sugar also skyrocketed. My cardiologist finally said that I was throwing away my second chance on life and encouraged me to make a change. Fortunately, I was in a position to take early retirement and now my bp is 110/65 and my blood sugar is never over 120. And, my bad cholesterol is a very low LDL of 38. My job was more stressful than I realized and was actually putting me at risk. I don't have as much $$$ to spend on clothes, etc. but life is still comfortable and very enjoyable. BARB12 Sharon <rsbrooker@... Hi Everyone, I haven't posted for a while. My surgery was February 2/07. I went back to work Monday.My blood pressure and sugars have skyrocketed this week. I am really puzzled about my diabetes. Now that I am at work my meals are spaced further apart. I have been so busy that I have been skipping my snacks and eating less than when I was at home. I even lost two pounds this week. Instead of going lower, my sugar keeps going higher.I was wondering if stress causes the sugar to go up, or does my pancreas go into fasting mode and give off more glucose, like it does at night? It was doing so well until now. Yesterday morning my blood pressure was 193/92. They want diabetics to be no more than 120/75. It has been high for a few days, but this morning it was good,so I am not too worried about it. I will mention it to my cardiologist when I see him on the 28 thof this month. He keeps increasing my BP meds. All the best to all of you Sharon [INLINE] ,