I get a week off!

Today my department at work donated enough time for me to take all of next week off to recover from my surgery. I can not believe they all came though for me -- and quickly at that! And HR is still counting the donated hours (I don't think I get to keep the extra). I was really moved to hear it. I mean they went down to HR and filled out a form to give away their vacation hours with nothing in return -- that's kinda awesome.

And that's really a big relief to me. I could probably go back sooner than a week -- almost surely I could -- but it's so comforting to know that I won't have to. And combine that with the long labor day weekend and I should be feeling fine by the time I go back to work. I know it's gonna hurt and surgery is bad -- but I'm really looking forward to a week off and my mom visiting for the whole weekend. I hope I'm not too snappy. I get "short" when I hurt.

I hope Dr Facundus finds the problem -- but I hope it's not a horribly tragic problem that will be years to get over. Like I hope he finds a removable problem.