Work

JUDYV5
JUDYV5 Member Posts: 392
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I returned to work today - with a bag of goodies to eat and my feeding bag and slupplies if I can't get enough down. It feels so good to be back. I work at the tech desk at a high school - not very labor intensive.

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  • Kimba1505
    Kimba1505 Member Posts: 557
    Way to go Judy!!!
    Every thing that adds a little "normal". Even if our new normal means a little bag of goodies. Mark always has bottles of Ensure in tow.
    Congrats on being back at work.
    Kim
  • RushFan
    RushFan Member Posts: 224
    Excellent
    It does feel good...I've been back for almost six weeks, two full time. I bring my "lunch" and a couple of Ensures for insurance.

    Congrats,
    Chuck.
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    Congrats
    Congrats Judy, although I loved working from home.....I unfortunately had to return also.
  • johnlax38
    johnlax38 Member Posts: 136
    Good stuff Judy. I get my
    Good stuff Judy. I get my last chemo on the 30th of this month and I plan to go back to work on or around Sept 13th or 20th. I can't wait. I have been working from home now for a month or so, I'm also in IT and just working from home has felt like I have purpose again. I am concerned about eating at work as my eating isn't going as well as I want.
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    johnlax38 said:

    Good stuff Judy. I get my
    Good stuff Judy. I get my last chemo on the 30th of this month and I plan to go back to work on or around Sept 13th or 20th. I can't wait. I have been working from home now for a month or so, I'm also in IT and just working from home has felt like I have purpose again. I am concerned about eating at work as my eating isn't going as well as I want.

    IT
    John, my job involves 90% or more database modeling and reporting. I worked from home connecting to my work computers with a token, nearly all of 2009.

    When I finished treatment toward the end of July last year, I waited an additional few weeks until I could at least eat or drink something without the associated pain. Once I achieved that for a few weeks, then I worked about a month splitting the in office and still at home shcedule. I pretty much worked full time from home during treatment. But again, that was whn I felt like it, and at my own schedule, not structured at all.

    After a month of the split location, I started back full time in the office after Labor Day. I think the biggest thing to me was the initial fatigue. I still have a little fatigue issues, though it seems to be more work related. If I'm out fishing, it doesn't seem to bother me as much...funny how that works.

    Best,
    John
  • stevenl
    stevenl Member Posts: 587
    Skiffin16 said:

    IT
    John, my job involves 90% or more database modeling and reporting. I worked from home connecting to my work computers with a token, nearly all of 2009.

    When I finished treatment toward the end of July last year, I waited an additional few weeks until I could at least eat or drink something without the associated pain. Once I achieved that for a few weeks, then I worked about a month splitting the in office and still at home shcedule. I pretty much worked full time from home during treatment. But again, that was whn I felt like it, and at my own schedule, not structured at all.

    After a month of the split location, I started back full time in the office after Labor Day. I think the biggest thing to me was the initial fatigue. I still have a little fatigue issues, though it seems to be more work related. If I'm out fishing, it doesn't seem to bother me as much...funny how that works.

    Best,
    John

    Work
    Great news Judy! Strange how we mostly all dream of not having to work and find out that we can miss it so much. Hang in there!!

    Best,
    Steve
  • D Lewis
    D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member
    Back to work here as well
    I returned to work Monday of last week, after a 24-week leave of absence. Desk job at the County government offices. I bring a lunch box full of small munchable goodies, but I am noticing that, as it takes me so long to eat, it's difficult to eat enough during the day. I think my weight is down a couple of pounds over the last week. I will need to try harder. I do carry the Ensures, and I make a point to eat again, as soon as I get home in the evening.

    Deb
  • luv4lacrosse
    luv4lacrosse Member Posts: 1,410 Member
    BACK TO WORK
    I plan to stop by my office and visit with my employees Thursday afternoon on my way to my Dr. Appt. This will be the first time I will have left my home. I am really looking forward to it. Based on the way i feel now, I want to try to work a few hours per week at the office and continue to work from home.

    I hope when you returned to work it helped with the returning back to the norm for you.

    Do not over do it!!

    Best

    Mike
  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass Member Posts: 1,898 Member

    BACK TO WORK
    I plan to stop by my office and visit with my employees Thursday afternoon on my way to my Dr. Appt. This will be the first time I will have left my home. I am really looking forward to it. Based on the way i feel now, I want to try to work a few hours per week at the office and continue to work from home.

    I hope when you returned to work it helped with the returning back to the norm for you.

    Do not over do it!!

    Best

    Mike

    Way to go
    Judy, about returning to work. Just might be very beneficial to you, both mentally and physically. Was for me. Great to hear.

    kcass
  • Jimbo55
    Jimbo55 Member Posts: 590 Member
    Kent Cass said:

    Way to go
    Judy, about returning to work. Just might be very beneficial to you, both mentally and physically. Was for me. Great to hear.

    kcass

    Nice to Hear
    Hi Judy

    Good news to hear, now make sure you don't try to overdo it. I also just returned to work at the golf course on Saturday, although for now I am just going in the mornings. I have been directing things from home during treatment, so there's not really much to catch up with. I have a bowl of cereal (that tastes pretty much like cardboard still) before I leave the house and bring a good size protein shake with me. An empty golf course at 6am is a really nice place to be. Cheers

    Jimbo