Posted by sfmom on January 16, 2004, at 16:20:48
In reply to Re: Back to work after med leave. What do I say? » Miss Honeychurch, posted by LynneDa on January 16, 2004, at 13:05:35
Yeah, "family issues" would have been a great one. But I blew that the day before I left by telling several people that I was sick but was getting treatment. I guess most people will assume that it was cancer related or something like that. Of course, once they see that I'm still smoking, that cover might be blown too.
I do like the idea of repeating, "I'm feeling much better, I really appreciate your concern." And I guess if they push the issue I could pull the emotional card with something like, "It's really too difficult to talk about right now."
You guys are great. Thank you so much for the ideas. I'm still worried about going back to work after so long. Also worried about still being able to do my job well. Hell, I'm worried about getting out of the house every morning! Although I'm starting off on a Mon, Wed, Fri schedule to ease myself back in.
No, I don't really have anything special planned to prepare/celebrate going back to work. And since Monday is a holiday, I have until Wed. I was going to try to spend the day on Tuesday (the only day I don't have my daughter between now and Wed) by myself and getting some work clothes together but it turns out a friend of mine is having minor surgery that day so I will probably need to take care of her son. Oh well. Guess I'll just have to go with the flow and try to hold it together the best I can.
And yes, that would be San Francisco, although I'm not too enamored of her right now since there was a shooting outside my building last night! Talk about not so great for my anxiety!!!
Thank you everyone for your support and input. If you think of any other ideas in the next few days, I'd love to hear them. I'll let you know how it goes next week.
--Lyssa
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