Hi Cherie,
My right hand and arm are still messed up and I am still numb in BOTH hands with pain in my right wrist and ahoulder blade, it does seem like it is going away in reverse of the way it came on, if this is the case I might have a couple more weeks or longer. My job is VERY stressful and I don't want to jump back into it without being 110%. I do believe it was stress that caused this from my job in the first place, I have been thinking about long term disability because the printing industry is so stressful and I do not want this happinng again but that is a THOUGHT at this point.
I would love to stay on the short term disability for just a while longer until I am TOTALLY ready to take on the stress factor again....thanks Cherie for all your help you are giving me through this....
And Gazelle, thank you also for the words of encouragement.
weegot5kiz, SallyC, NurseNancy, FinLady, Dejibo and Blessings2You, (I hope I didn't forget anyone), thanks to all of you too for your input, this board is SO great.....:-)
Joe
Quote:
Originally Posted by lady_express_44
Well, I had quite different results after my second big TM attack then after my first, and it really depends on how you are feeling and how hard your job is (for the symptoms you still have).
Either way, I would suggest you PLAN a progressive back-to-work program. What that might mean is that as soon as you feel you can take things on, first try to achieve some routine at home.
What I did was force myself to get up early for a week, just like I would if I had to go back to work that week. I disciplined myself to 2 - 4 hrs of a routine every day, doing things that were similar to my job (like "researching" or "organizing"). In other words, I pretended I was working.
If I did ok with that after a few days, I organized with my employer to actually work two or three 4-hr days the next week. If that was ok, I moved to four 6-hr days the following week . . . etc.
You will not have the stamina that you used to, at least initially. Things will tire you out much easier, and depending on how quickly you jump back in to full-time, it might be all you accomplish in a day for 3 or 4 weeks.
It's hard to guess any of this, cause every time it will be a little different. Just don't lock yourself into more than you can handle fairly easily, but keep taking one step ahead.
You are "out of this" though, Joe. This should be the only time you ever go through anything as this severe again too. I just got lucky (NOT!) and experienced it more then once . . . but that is very rare.
Cherie |