Hello all, I will be starting a phased return to work next Tuesday, it has taken a while to arrange it but it is happening at last, I,m very scared, I've been off work for 15 months. I will be moving back very slowly so I can hopefully avoid flaring things up again. Just two days next week for two hours only then three days at two hours, increasing up to a full week and then increasing hours per day until after Christmas. I work as a school Cook Supervisor ( chief cook and bottle washer ), doing 25 hours. During the 15 months I have had two shoulder ops, two ops on peripheral arteries and an angioplsty. As we all know, these things cause havock with the RA and Fibromyalgia but things are more settled at the moment. If I had managed to find more suitable employment I wouldn't be returning but I need to at least give it a try. |Please wish me luck.Glenys. x

I will be thinking of both you and Rose next week - very scary, but well done for taking the opportunity. I hope it goes well for you both.

Good luck to you both, hope all goes well for you, I work three full days and two half days a week, it is really hard going at times. But then it also gets me out of bed in a morning, because if I did not have work the temptation to stay in bed might win.

Will be thinking of you both.

Take Care Gill x

Thank you to All

love Rose

Glenys and Rose,

I really hope all goes well for both of you next week. Remember its only a job your health is far more important and all that worrying won't help you.

Anne x

Good luck Glenys.

If you like me I am VERY nervous. My heart races. Insurance is such a complicated business and I
do wonder if I will be able to 'train' my brain again.

I have not had the report back re access to work back and I am starting back
in another office to give me confidence , so I will not have all the 'tools' that they
say they will provide for me initially so that also worrying

Thinking about you on Tuesday.

Rose

Hello Glenys

Wondering now how you got on yesterday. You and I had our first day back.

I have my blog on separately now.

I trust all went went but I expect you tired like me.

Rose

Hello Glynis


How r things going. What hours are you doing and r you managing ?

This cold weather is making my hands and fingers VERY sore , or at
least I do think thats what it is


Rose

Hello Rose, I'm about the same as you I think, feeling tierd and trying to take it easy at home. This week is my fifth week. Last week I worked every day for two hours, this week I am doing the same except for today I worked three hours and then next week I move up to three hours every day and then four and so on. It's very well worked out, tried and tested I think because I don't think I could do anymore this week so it's good to just have the one tiny increase. I manage at work while I'm there but I'm suffering after, mainly the hands wrists elbows and shoulders, on the third week my hips and knees were particularly bad. I do think though that even if I didn't have any problems I would be feeling rough because I have been off work such a long time that my body needs to regain some srength and stamina although I'm not sure where to get that from, we must take our time as much as possible. I'm not working at my own kitchen, I'm pleased about that because I'm not under pressure to push my self and I'm enjoying the company and working with an amazing new type of oven. I've seen from some of your posts that you are not enjoying your return, it is quite a test isn't it. Thanks for asking , you take care. Glenys.x