Originally Posted by catra121

Well...I survived my first week of work! Yay!!

I was pretty much too tired and sore after each work day to really DO anything but that seems to be fading a little. When I got home yesterday I actually made dinner...so I had enough energy for that. I'm a little sore this morning but nothing like I was last week after my second day and I was just as active today at work as I was then. So far I have been able to do all the different tasks and work in all of my different departments without any trouble. And...again...the team of people I am working with really are wonderful so I am thrilled at how everything has worked out.

The only bad thing at all really is that I have had a terrible cold since Friday. I have today and tomorrow off work so I plan to get some rest and try to recover from this thing so that I'm refreshed and ready to go on Thursday. Also...since the cold started I have noticed some additional swelling in my arms and ankle...but between the TENS on my ankle and the lidoderm patches on my arms I have surprisingly not gone into any really bad pain flares despite the swelling. It's a real pain in the backside to get ready in the morning and "suit up" but clearly it has been working out.

Oh...and did I mention I did a couple of customer carry outs over the weekend? Carried a vacuum and a steam cleaner out for a couple of customers out to their cars. By carried I mean I lifted the things, put them on my walker, and ROLLED them out to the car...but hey...it works, right? Go me...