Hi Lou
Glad you feeling well in yourself.
That's gone quick from October until now! So glad you are being phased in slowly - speaking from experience I found I was shattered when I returned to work in September from my op.
I went up to my full hours a couple of weeks ago but have taken leave for xmas/new year so have not experienced a full week of my full hours.
The work doctor has done recent doctor to say if I don't feel like working the full hours because of ra - don't ! So we will see.

How's the infusions going? Does it take long to do?

Rest easy before your return to work.

My daughter has subjected me to postman dvd (break from peppa pig)
Xxx

Thank you for your support Ladies.

I did 4 hours yesterday & I do ache today and feel very tired I have a phased return for the next 5 weeks, work have been really good but yesterday my boss mentioned that i need to be careful as the hours Im not in get classed as sick and he said that may mean I might not get paid for those days, now Im worrying that he said that to get me to do more hours. So paranoid and worry too much! But tomorrow i will ask him to check my sick record. I went into work for a desk assessment when I was off and they have recommended a new chair and have told me to change my desk around. Hopefully the new chair will come soon.

Its not great in work anyway, as we found out before Christmas that we are being made redundant in October, so as you can imagine the atmosphere in the office is not good

Think you are right about taking extra pain relief though.

I had my infusions in December, the first one I was at the Hospital from 9 until 4 then the second one you have two weeks later and that only took 4 hours. Then you have to have a 7 month break in between.

Take Care
Lou xxx

Hi Lou - good to hear that the first day went well, but sorry to hear that bad news is on the way. The best thing to do with the months you have left in that job is to get yourself as well as you possibly can be - that way you'll be best placed to look for something else if the redundancy actually happens. The first thing is to try and see the positive side of things - take your pain relief and persevere with your dmards, and learn how to relax - keep focussing and remembering all the times when you feel well and painfree - even if its only a few moments at a time. I find a sleep in the afternoons really helps to keep anxiety from getting hold, and personally I feel least pain when I lie down - so I make that a special time to really relax and enjoy those moments, then nod off to sleep and wake up later feeling refreshed. Your infusion will take time to really take effect, so enjoy feeling things improve as I hope they will for you.

Best wishes - Sylvia xx