Back to Work

Thursday, April 23 -

Wednesday, Kehlen took me up to Virginia Mason in Seattle for a consult with my doc & to get the staples removed from my incision. The consult went well. Dr. P was pleased with how well things are going. Getting the staples out (29 of them!) was a big relief! I also got Dr.'s OK to return to work, with restrictions on how much I can lift (no more than 15 lbs) and no 'suiting up' in haz mat gear for another few weeks.

Contrary to popular opinion, I don't have to blenderize everything before I eat it. For example, the meatloaf sandwich I had for lunch today didn't have to go into the blender first.

Getting back to work today was fun. I had kept up with e-mails & phone messages so didn't have an avalanche to deal with. The biggest plus was having conscientious, productive folks that I work with who kept on top of everything for me while I was gone.

I plan to take the month of May to continue expanding my diet to nearly normal, continue walking to build some stamina, and basically just ease into things. Assuming things progress well, I start exercising in June, playing racquetball, and doing a little more strenuous chores around the place. By early to mid-July I hope to be in good enough shape to do some hiking, biking, and take on full work duties.

Dr. A (oncologist) wants to see me every six months for a CT Scan to make sure cancer has not reappeared.

Check in with you again soon!