Hey Andy,

Pretty exciting that you have a date scheduled for your implant surgery! You can be sure that you'll have a bunch of us here praying for you the whole way.

Regarding work, is there any way you can go back to work half-time or part-time for a few weeks? When I had my fusion surgery I was teaching special ed and had some very active little guys and girls in my class. (I have a special place in my heart for anyone with ADD or any other kind of challenge!) I had to take 3 months off work completely, then went back half-time, and it was kind of do-able for me at the time. I had other complications with recovery, so eventually had to go on disability, but at least I was able to continue working for awhile with a reduced schedule.

I too was very fortunate to have an employer who was willing to allow me to cut back on my hours as necessary. I did all the paperwork at home, which helped everyone get through that recovery time. If you know anything about special ed paperwork, it amounts to a huge amount of filling out all those lovely government forms--IEPs, progress reports, etc. Anyway, it's just a thought. Maybe your employer could work something like that out with you.

So happy to hear that you're getting such great pain relief!!!!

God bless,
Jan