On Wed, 14 May 2008 22:24:49 -0400, Vicki Rosenzweig <vr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>Quoth John Palmer <jpalmer1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> on Tue, 13 May 2008
>18:45:49 -0700:
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>>On Tue, 13 May 2008 17:59:58 -0400, Vicki Rosenzweig <vr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>wrote:
>>
>>>I've had my follow-up appointment with the surgeon who removed my
>>>gallbladder. He took a look at me, assured me I am not at all
>>>jaundiced (a possibility I hadn't even thought of), took off the
>>>little bandages and looked at the incisions, and cleared me to return
>>>to all normal activities. Therefore, I will be going back to work
>>>tomorrow.
>>
>>Coolness! Er, I mean, assuming you enjoy your job; the rest is cool
>>regardless :-).
>>
>I do: I like the work (well, much of it: few people manage 100%) and
>many of my coworkers, including the people I work with most closely.
Even more coolness then :-). I've had enough of the wrong kind of work
lately that there's just that ever-so-slight temptation to find that
I'm sick and have to rest for a while. (Unfortunately, as a
contractor, I don't get paid sick leave. Talk about mixed blessings!)
>My boss has also been very understanding and sympathetic. She told
>me this morning that I could leave early if I needed to, and then
>tried to send me home at 2:30 because I looked pale. (I asked, and
>she said I'd looked pale in the morning as well.) By 4, the area
>around the incisions was hurting quite a bit, so I walked over to her
>office, and she said "You're leaving. OK."
Now I'm envious of the boss. You folks need a SQL DBA?
>
>So I came home, took off my clothes (and thus stopped the waistband
>of my pants from pressing on my abdomen), and lay down for a bit.
>
>I think the gym gets to wait a few days.
Nod. I've been horrifically surprised at how much just a small ache or
injury can throw off *everything* when working out... give yourself
time to rest.
John Palmer
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A pain one has chosen is easier to bear than one unchosen, and knowing
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